Trump took a lot of heat for his decision to replace the traditional Air Force One paint scheme with his signature red, white and dark blue. Now, the Air Force says Trump’s paint job could contribute to excessive temperatures on the plane.
“The baby blue doesn’t fit with us,” Trump told Fox News at the time. “I like the concept of red, white and blue and the classic, and I think it’s going to look much better actually.”
Neubauer said she knows of one Boeing commercial client that considered an all-black exterior for its planes and the team had to analyze whether the aircraft had enough cooling power. The company consented to a fixed-price contract with the Air Force, meaning any changes made to the airplane are at Boeing’s cost, not the government’s.
The Air Force awarded a $3.9 billion contract to Boeing in 2018 for a pair of modified 747-8s to replace the existing Air Force One aircraft based on the 747-200B, which have been flying since the 1990s.Air Force One to its classic color scheme for the two replacement planes.
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