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(DVIDS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing is in the process of modifying two of its 747-800 aircraft that are slated to replace the existing fleet of two aging Boeing 747-200 aircraft that the president currently uses and that take on the Air Force One call sign when the president is aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, Trump directed that those new jets would ditch the iconic Kennedy-era blue-and-white design for a white-and-navy color scheme. Instead, the top half of the plane would have been white, while the bottom, including the belly, would have been dark blue. A streak of dark red would have run from the cockpit to the tail. The coloring was almost identical to the exterior of Trump\u2019s personal plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Air Force review had suggested the darker colors would increase costs and delay delivery of the new jumbo jets, and President Joe Biden reversed the decision in March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told reporters last month that \u201cwe want power blue, not baby blue,\u201d referring to the current color of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything has its time and place. 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