Report: U.S. VIP Aircraft Will Get Trump’s Preferred Livery

Design has been appearing on airplanes used by federal departments and cabinet officials.

Zach Vasile

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 03:35 PM ET

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A rendering of the new VC-25B with the president's chosen livery [Credit: Boeing]

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U.S. government VIP aircraft, including Air Force One, are being repainted with a new livery personally chosen by President Donald Trump.
The new design features a white and dark blue scheme with red-and-gold stripes, replacing the traditional robin's-egg-blue pattern used since the Kennedy administration.
This updated livery is being applied to a wide range of executive jets, including the next Air Force One (VC-25Bs), an interim Qatari-gifted jet, and other high-ranking official aircraft, with some already sporting the new colors.

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There is a plan in place to repaint many and perhaps all U.S. government VIP aircraft, including Air Force One, with a new livery picked out by President Donald Trump.

Sources cited by CBS News said the design—white and dark blue, with red-and-gold stripes—will be used on the Qatari jet gifted to Trump last year, the Boeing VC-25Bs set to serve as the next official Air Force One, and a host of other aircraft used by high-ranking government officials. Some airplanes are already getting the new colors as they come in for maintenance and repairs.