# Air Force One features new color scheme

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/air-force-one-features-new-color-scheme/
- Published: 2026-07-28T02:29:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T03:12:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5993220-trump-new-air-force-one-scheme/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Biden scrapped Trump’s proposed Air Force One paint scheme.
- Darker colours raised heat, cost and delay concerns.
- Two Boeing 747-8s will replace the ageing fleet.

## Summary

The Biden administration has abandoned former President Donald Trump’s proposed red, white and dark-blue paint scheme for the next Air Force One aircraft. The decision preserves the long-standing light-blue-and-white appearance associated with the presidential fleet and avoids technical and financial complications linked to the darker design.

The replacement fleet comprises two modified Boeing 747-8 aircraft, intended to succeed the ageing 747-200 planes now used for presidential travel. An Air Force review found that the darker colours could create excessive heat, requiring extra testing and potentially increasing costs and delaying delivery; the existing design dates from the Kennedy era.

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