Washington– The US Army announced on Thursday that the red, white and blue colors promoted by President Donald Trump will become the new look of Air Force One.
The Air Force said a “red, white, gold and navy blue paint scheme” will be used for the updated plane that is slated to serve as Air Force One as well as other smaller planes routinely flown by other senior government officials.
Military released a preview of the new look It matches the model of the plane seen in the Oval Office for meetings with foreign leaders.
Boeing is in the process of modifying two of its aircraft 747-800 aircraft It is scheduled to replace the current fleet of two aging Boeing 747-200 aircraft currently used by the President and which carry the call sign of Air Force One when the President is on board.
In 2018, Trump directed These new planes will abandon the popular blue and white Kennedy-era design for a white and navy color scheme. Instead, the upper half of the plane was white, while the lower part, including the belly, was dark blue. A line of dark red would have extended from the cockpit to the tail. The color was almost identical to the exterior of Trump’s personal plane.
An Air Force review had indicated that dark colors would increase costs and delay the delivery of new jumbo jets, President Joe Biden said It reversed the decision in March 2023.
Trump He told reporters last month “We want the strong blue, not the light blue,” he said, referring to the current color of the plane.
Trump added: “Everything has its time and place. We will change the colors.”
The Air Force statement said that a third Boeing 747-8i would be painted in the same colors.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth Officially accepted luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar Last May for use as Air Force One despite questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign country.
Air Force Secretary Troy Mink told lawmakers last June that security modifications to the plane would cost less than $400 million, but he did not provide details.