Luke Vargas

The Air Force says that the Boeing plane donated by Qatar and intended to fly as a new Air Force One is on track to be delivered to President Trump by the summer.

Both of the modified 747s currently flown as Air Force One have been in service since George H.W.

Bush's administration in the early 1990s, and the timing seems right for an upgrade.

Earlier this week, the plane flying Trump and reporters to Zurich had to turn back to the Washington area after an electrical issue.

And Delta has lost its crown in the journal's annual airline rankings, bringing to an end a four-year winning streak.

That's travel reporter Allison Poley, who said that while Southwest spent billions improving its operations, other airlines struggled to navigate a turbulent year for travelers.

Earlier this week, United's chief financial officer likened 2025 to being hit with multiple asteroids, yet that didn't affect overall airline performance.

And that's it for What's News for this Thursday morning.

Today's show was produced by Daniel Bach and Hattie Moyer.

Our supervising producer was Sandra Kilhoff.

And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.

We will be back tonight with a new show.

Until then, thanks for listening.

Here is your morning brief for Thursday, January 22nd.

I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.

As day four of Davos gets underway, we're learning more about what future negotiations over Greenland could look like after President Trump backed off of threats to forcibly acquire the island and called off the tariffs he promised on European nations.

European officials say the deal could involve Denmark allowing American troops to be stationed at its Greenland bases, more Arctic security, and potentially the U.S.

getting a right of first refusal on investments in Greenland's mineral resources.

Back in the U.S., Vice President J.D.

Vance is scheduled to visit Minnesota today to meet with local leaders and community members amid escalating tensions over immigration enforcement.