There’s about to be a bold new look flying over Palm Beach.
President Donald Trump is finally getting the bold red, white, navy and gold Air Force One paint job he pushed for years — scrapping the Kennedy-era “baby blue” that has defined the presidential fleet since the 1960s.
The U.S. Air Force announced Feb. 17 that it has begun rolling out the updated color scheme across its executive airlift fleet. Aircraft are being repainted as they cycle through scheduled maintenance, officials said.
The redesign swaps out the classic robin’s egg blue introduced under John F. Kennedy for a darker navy, deep red and gold accents — a palette Trump previewed years ago with a model of his preferred design.
Back in 2018, Trump made clear he wasn’t a fan of the softer hue. After returning to office in 2025, he doubled down, saying, “We want power blue, not baby blue.”
The new look will be applied to the next-generation 747-8 aircraft slated to serve as Air Force One, as well as the smaller C-32 planes used by senior officials and serving as Air Force Two when the vice president is aboard.
For decades, the white-and-blue livery has symbolized presidential travel. Now, the darker, more aggressive scheme — similar to the one on Trump’s private campaign jet, dubbed “Trump Force One” — will redefine the image of executive power.
So don’t be surprised if the next flyover looks a lot less Camelot — and a lot more Trump.
