Long fascinated by airplanes, Mr Trump has always fancied himself as something of an aviation expert. Mr Trump acknowledged the historic nature of the existing Air Force One design, but said it has been around a long time. Mr Trump’s proposed design is far from a done deal — Democratic politicians want congressional approval of a new Air Force One paint job. Alex Major, co-head of the McCarter & English government contracts practice and a retired Air Force intelligence officer, said a darker belly would not be “visually benign” and could make it easier to detect Air Force One in the sky. Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed that red, white and blue livery options are being considered.

Source: Irish Independent June 21, 2019 11:48 UTC