NEW AIR FORCE ONE UNVEILED: U.S. Air Force Officially Unveils VC-25B Bridge Aircraft.

While the U.S. Air Force has said the VC-25A type will remain in service for the foreseeable future to support Presidential Airlift Group and other VIP operations, these tributes likely indicate that the primary VC-25A will soon be 82-8000 – returning to service shortly after an overhaul and upgrade period – with 92-9000 moved to a backup role.

As we have known for some time, the aircraft wears a controversial new paint scheme. It is a modified version of the one chosen by President Trump for the VC-25B in his first term. This decision was reversed by the Biden administration in favor of an updated variant of the iconic light blue and white livery worn by the current VC-25As, then reversed again by the current Trump administration.

I like the red, white, and blue paint scheme, but I assume the first president with a (D) after his or her name will have it repainted in Raymond Loewy’s early ’60s paint scheme, which worked fine when Air Force One was a 707, but was stretched to silly proportions on a 747:

UPDATE:

Looks presidential. The old design had an air of UN about it.https://t.co/t2lV4bIq3Y pic.twitter.com/aDPYxKqc2u

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) June 22, 2026