Former President Donald Trump is considering painting his Boeing 757 private jet to resemble the Air Force One livery he hand-selected for the next generation of presidential air transport according to a new book.
Trump Wanted To Add Air Force One Livery To His Private 757
In a 2019 interview with ABC News, President Donald Trump unveiled the proposed livery for the next generation of Air Force One. The iconic blue was out and a new red, white, and blue livery was in.
But after losing the 2020 election, it is now up to President Joe Biden to make the final determination on the Air Force One paint scheme. Although his press secretary confirmed no decision has been made, it is highly unlikely Biden would opt for the design that Trump so deliberately linked to his own presidency.
Even so, the new red, white, and blue livery may not be dead: President Trump is reportedly considering painting his own 757 jet to resemble the Air Force One livery he proposed.
In their forthcoming book, Peril, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa quote Trump talking about modifying his own jet.
“I am thinking of getting it repainted red, white and blue like Air Force One — the way I think Air Force One should look.”
The 757 sat idle during his presidency and is now undergoing restoration in Louisiana. Trump sees it as part of his brand, telling Woodward:
“I don’t do the corporate jet thing. I’m not going to show up in a little Gulfstream like a f***ing CEO.”
CONCLUSION
The aircraft that serves as Air Force One is currently a modified 747-200 featuring a paint scheme originally chosen by Jackie Kennedy in 1960 for a Boeing 707. While the new 747-8 which will serve future presidents may maintain that classic livery, we could still the new livery…on Trump’s own jet.
image: ABC News
What a skunk!!!
Trump has the money to repaint a plane? Has he paid all his taxes and dues yet?
If not, seize the plane.
What’s wrong with you? Biden and his crackhead son are the criminals. Trump donated his ENTIRE salary for 4 years. You’re on the wrong side buddy.
Trump does realize that’s actually TWA’s final livery (mostly), right?
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Trans-World-Airlines-TWA/Lockheed-L-1011-385-1-15-TriStar-100/637576?qsp=eJwtjEEKwkAMRe%2BStQtrQbA7vYAuvEBIPlqsnSETsEPp3Y2Du8d78FaSNDsWv9cMGqiATZ60o8zG70LDSi/UTzINprnv9odT1JLMLzWMsuMsguzQv7%2Bawn4JRdroEeMuAHZrTP0xvI4lT9wecB4n2rYvBnIuCA%3D%3D
That’s funny. He certainly is a tenacious SOB.
Apparently “Trump Force One” is not currently flyable. In March it was reported one engine is missing parts and the other one is not on the plane and plastic wrapped. Plus the aircraft has not been refurbished since he became President. Forbes reported the repair bill will likely be in the mid-seven figure range. And that doesn’t include a new paint job.
It’s currently being renovated in Louisiana. Try Googling next time.
I don’t surf, but I always tell girls that I’m a surfer. I never have to prove it, and it makes me sound cool. I’d tell them I was the president, but I feel like they might know I was lying.
World class trolling of the senile in chief.
How is that world class trolling? He’s going to paint his 30 year old plane to look like a brand new AF1 that only exists in that livery on the piece of paper he’s holding in his hand. Meanwhile the actual AF1 will look nothing like it. Seems rather pitiful to me.
He got you commenting on it, didn’t he? That’s a troll.
Misleading clickbait headline. Trump considers repainting his jet to look like his proposed Air Force One livery, not the current, iconic livery. I’m fairly confident that Biden will ditch the Trump-proposed scheme and keep the timeless classic.
The current Trump livery is too dark. There’s a reason why most airliners are white or off white. The dark Trump colors are also prone to fading.
There should be some consideration what to paint on the new Air Force 747-8i. The livery is different on different planes. For example, the Air Force 757 is not the same as the 747. Look at the front. The blue upswing only goes to the bottom of the cockpit windows in the 757 and it is angular, not curved. So there has to be a decision made. The upswing on the the 747-200 goes way up to the hump, which was different from the 707.
He lost so now he has to assuage his ego by pretending that he’s in Air Force One? Pretty pathetic move.
Amen.
He’s garbage.
The last line could have benefitted from some proof reading.
I love how he tweaks his critics. The guy continues to live in a lot of heads rent free.
Regarding “living in a lot of heads rent free,” you obviously don’t read all of the comments from conservatives frothing at the mouth about Biden. And he’s not tweaking his critics, he’s assuaging his cult members that he is actually the legitimate POTUS, just like he does with using the Presidential Seal and sending out press releases almost daily from “the 45th President of the United States,” never referring to himself as “former President.” Now he is suing for his taxes being released, even though he says they aren’t true, LMAO! As his niece so aptly put it yesterday, “He’s a f**king loser.”
I hope the US govt owns a patent or some IP on the proposed AF1 paint job and if the former guy try’s to use it, he gets slapped with an injunction that grounds it and he has to fly in a Lear 45
He can probably just paint it with a sharpie.
stogieguy7 your guy Joe is the senile demented on!!DO u not pay attention to his ???so called speeches>>>
I cannot believe all of the liberal left wing hate in this travel blog??? Are all the travel geeks libs?? I guess so//brainwashed….
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Would love for all of the Trumptards to start up and flee to Conservative Travel Weekly. I’m sure it will just be a massive hit. Please be my guest and don’t let the door hit you…
I have always maintained there are only two kinds of republicans, stupid or evil.
Most of the republicans in power are evil. Most of the idiots that vote for them are stupid.
After one year of pandemic i am here to find out if people have come to agree with my views?