In 2019, Donald Trump announced plans to redesign Air Force One with a red, white, and blue color scheme. The Air Force later rejected the proposal due to technical concerns, citing additional FAA qualification requirements caused by heat exposure from the dark blue paint.

President Trump placed the $3.9 billion order with Boeing in 2018 during his first term in office. It was envisioned that Trump would fly on the plane during the final year of his

President Donald Trump says he’s considering buying used Boeing aircraft — perhaps from an overseas seller — to use as Air Force One when he’s aboard, as he fumes over the U.S. plane-maker’s delays in