The White House staff has bid farewell to the planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years. The heavily modified Boeing 747-200, which has flown as Air Force One since 1990, is being replaced by new planes.
New Air Force One Fleet
Three 747-800s are being modified as VC-25Bs to fill the role of Air Force One. One of the planes is a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar to bridge the gap between the old planes and the two additional planes Boeing is modifying.
The current VC-25A fleet is more than three decades old and has been long ridiculed by former President Trump, who wants new planes. The new planes will have a new paint job, with a color scheme proposed during Trump’s first term in office but reversed by the Biden administration.
The vintage aircraft have a storied history, visiting countries around the world from Iraq and Cuba to China and Australia. George H.W. Bush first flew on the aircraft in 1990 on a trip to Kansas.
Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.
