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Psaki was first asked about the Air Force One\u2019s paint scheme shortly after Biden\u2019s inauguration on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s ambivalence about the redesign of Air Force One is a sharp contrast to Trump, who made himself a notoriously visible character in the saga of the Air Force\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/04\/16\/a-key-milestone-of-the-air-force-one-replacement-program-was-conducted-using-virtual-tools-it-wont-be-the-last\/\" target=_blank> presidential aircraft recapitalization program.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his election in 2016, Trump called for the program to be canceled due to high costs. He softened after meetings with Boeing executives, and in 2018 announced that the two new VC-25Bs \u2014 designated Air Force One when carrying the president \u2014 would be painted red, white and blue instead of the iconic blue and white scheme chosen by former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI said, \u2018I wonder if we should use the same baby blue colors?\u2019 And we\u2019re not,\u201d Trump said during a 2018 interview on CBS News. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be the top of the line, the top in the world. And it\u2019s going to be red, white and blue, which I think is appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, the Biden administration has not directed the Air Force to explore alternative livery designs for the new Air Force One planes, nor have officials indicated a plan to revert back to the Kennedy-era paint scheme, an Air Force spokeswoman said in response to questions from Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that\u2019s also not a decision the Biden administration will have to make in the immediate future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aircraft paint and interiors are included within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/02\/27\/trump-boeing-reach-handshake-agreement-to-cap-air-force-one-program-at-39b\/\" target=_blank>the $3.9 billion firm, fixed-price contract<\/a> that Boeing and the Air Force agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2017\/08\/25\/a-contracting-official-grew-a-beard-to-help-get-an-air-force-one-deal-seriously\/\" target=_blank>in July 2018<\/a>, the Air Force stated. Every year, a portion of that funding is doled out to Boeing as it makes progress on the development and build of the two VC-25Bs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing is still in the process of making major hardware modifications to the two Boeing 747-8 airliners that will become VC-25Bs \u2014 including adding power upgrades, a medical facility, and various other classified technologies needed to transform a commercial plane into a flying fortress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Air Force One planes aren\u2019t slated to be ready for operations until 2024. That gives the new administration time to determine a final paint scheme for the VC-25B and deliver its decision to Boeing, which will then begin painting the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Air Force coordinates appearance options for VC-25B external paint livery and interiors with the White House Military Office. The Air Force will not speculate on VC-25B decisions to be made by the new administration or potential costs associated with unknown future decisions,\u201d a service spokeswoman said, adding that \u201cthe Air Force is prepared for discussions with the new administration about the VC-25B program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another source with knowledge of the program clarified further that the paint for the plane has not been ordered, as the Air Force has not provided contractual guidance to Boeing on a final livery design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a roundtable with reporters Jan. 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/transition\/2021\/01\/21\/trump-didnt-influence-program-details-on-air-force-one-jedi-says-acquisition-head\/\" target=_blank>Ellen Lord<\/a>, who served as the Pentagon\u2019s top acquisition official during the Trump administration, downplayed the impact Trump had on the Air Force One replacement program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president had a lot of interest on a few programs. I don\u2019t think he influenced the programmatics,\u201d Lord said. \u201cWhat he was interested in was the presidential aircraft. I was in the Oval for a meeting on that. But he, frankly, was focused on performance and the look of the aircraft, the color scheme and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force estimates that it will spend a total of $5.3 billion on the Air Force One replacement program. 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