The presidential airplane fleet is getting a spiffy new look, that includes President Trump’s favourite golden hue.
The fleet of planes used to move the commander-in-chief, vice chairman, first girl and different high White Home officers will likely be painted in Trump’s most well-liked crimson, gold and blue colour scheme — the identical colours that adorn his personal jet referred to as “Trump Drive One.”
An Air Drive Two jet, which is usually used to move the VP, is already sporting the contemporary paint job, in accordance with pics. An internet sleuth caught the Boeing C-32A flying from Majors Airport in Greenville, Texas — the place a lot of the upkeep and upgrades on the presidential fleet is carried out — and posted the pictures on-line.
The jet is painted white with darkish blue on its underbelly, separated by crimson and gold strains, the brand new photographs revealed. A big American flag, depicted blowing within the wind, is featured on the tail wing, identical to on Trump’s private airplane.
The airplane will likely be rotated again into use within the subsequent few months, an Air Drive spokesperson instructed The Submit.
The Air Drive presently has eight C-32As in its stock. 4 of them will likely be repainted to Trump’s palette.
It’s unclear how a lot the repainting jobs price. The White Home didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The brand new plane that can exchange Air Drive One’s growing older fleet will even be cloaked in Trump’s hand-picked colours when rolled out.
The brand new planes — designated as VC-25B, which is the Division of Conflict’s model of the Boeing 747 — are set to interchange the growing older plane which have served presidents since George H.W. Bush’s administration and will likely be painted in Trump’s crimson, blue and gold colours, the Air Drive mentioned.
“The Air Drive is implementing a brand new paint scheme requirement (crimson, white, gold and darkish blue) for VC-25B in addition to the extra government airlift fleet,” an Air Drive spokesperson instructed The Submit.
The president has lengthy pushed for a patriotic colour scheme on the official Air Drive fleet.
The brand new Trump colours are changing the basic robin-egg blue and white colours — handpicked by former first girl Jacqueline Kennedy — which were the signature design of the presidential airplane since John F Kennedy’s administration.
Some authorities planes — significantly these utilized by the Division of Homeland Safety — are already sporting Trump’s signature colours. A kind of planes was utilized by First Girl Melania Trump in December to journey to Mar-a-Lago.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem additionally used one of many new Gulfstream 700s to fly to Arizona in February for an official occasion.
Additionally being painted in Trump’s colours is the donated Qatari jet that the president is having transformed to function the presidential airplane whereas the work on the brand new Boeing Air Drive One jets — which is delayed and over price range — continues. The transformed airplane is predicted to be prepared to be used this summer time.
In the meantime, many different planes within the VIP and presidential fleet are being repainted in these colours as they head into base for upkeep, the Air Drive mentioned.
Trump has made clear he needs the presidential fleet, which transports high-ranking authorities officers, to put on his signature navy blue, deep crimson and gold colours.
In his first time period, he ordered the Boeing planes being constructed as new Air Drive Ones to be painted in his design. Former President Joe Biden reversed that order when he entered. Now, Trump, in his second time period, has put it again in place.
