A red, white and blue colour scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the US military said Thursday. The Air Force said a "red, white, gold and dark blue paint scheme" will be used for the updated jet that is slated to serve as Air Force One as well as other, smaller jets that routinely fly other top government officials. In 2018, Trump directed that those new jets would ditch the iconic Kennedy-era blue-and-white design for a white-and-navy colour scheme. Trump told reporters last month that "we want power blue, not baby blue," referring to the current colour of the aircraft. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers last June that the security modifications to the jet would cost less than USD 400 million but provided no details.

Source: The Telegraph February 19, 2026 08:13 UTC