By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crimson, white and blue colour scheme championed by President Donald Trump will turn into the brand new search for Air Power One, the U.S. navy stated Thursday.
The Air Power stated a “crimson, white, gold and darkish blue paint scheme” can be used for the up to date jet that’s slated to function Air Power One in addition to different, smaller jets that routinely fly different high authorities officers.
The navy launched a rendering of the brand new look that matches an airplane mannequin that has been seen within the Oval Workplace for conferences with international leaders.
Boeing is within the means of modifying two of its 747-800 plane which are slated to interchange the prevailing fleet of two growing old Boeing 747-200 plane that the president presently makes use of and that tackle the Air Power One name signal when the president is aboard.
In 2018, Trump directed that these new jets would ditch the enduring Kennedy-era blue-and-white design for a white-and-navy colour scheme. As a substitute, the highest half of the airplane would have been white, whereas the underside, together with the stomach, would have been darkish blue. A streak of darkish crimson would have run from the cockpit to the tail. The coloring was nearly equivalent to the outside of Trump’s private airplane.
An Air Power overview had advised the darker colours would improve prices and delay supply of the brand new jumbo jets, and President Joe Biden reversed the choice in March 2023.
A airplane with a United States flag believed to be Air Power One carrying US President Donald Trump is available in for touchdown at Zurich Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.(Claudio Thoma/Keystone by way of AP)
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A airplane with a United States flag believed to be Air Power One carrying US President Donald Trump is available in for touchdown at Zurich Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.(Claudio Thoma/Keystone by way of AP)
Trump advised reporters final month that “we wish energy blue, not child blue,” referring to the present colour of the plane.
“All the pieces has its time and place. We’ll be altering the colours,” Trump added.
The Air Power’s assertion says a 3rd 747-8i Boeing jet can be painted in the identical colours.
Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth formally accepted a luxurious Boeing 747 jet from Qatar final Might to be used as Air Power One regardless of questions concerning the ethics and legality of taking the costly reward from a international nation.
Air Power Secretary Troy Meink advised lawmakers final June that the safety modifications to the jet would price lower than $400 million however offered no particulars.
