The Biden administration has opted not to go with former President Donald Trump’s red, white and blue paint scheme for the Air Force One replacement after a new study showed it could drive up the cost, according to an administration official.that Trump’s planned livery for the new Air Force One, which calls for dark blue paint covering the plane’s underbelly and engines, could contribute to excessive temperatures on the aircraft.
The darker paint scheme would have required additional modifications to cool some of the components, potentially driving up costs, the Air Force said.“The Trump paint scheme is not being considered because it could drive additional engineering, time and cost,” said the administration official, who asked for anonymity to discuss an internal issue.
While the White House has not released a mock-up of the new Air Force Ones, which will consist of two modified Boeing 747-8s, it is likely they will revert to the classic JFK-era light blue and white scheme. The new planes aren’t expected to fly until 2026, according to Air Force budget documents. The new paint decision is good news for Boeing, which would have had to pay out-of-pocket to fix the heating problem. The company on Friday referred questions on the paint job to the Air Force.
Trump got personally involved in negotiations for the replacement aircraft soon after he took office. In February 2017, he announced on Twitter that the government had successfully reduced the price of the contract with Boeing by “over $1 billion.” Soon after, Boeing agreed to a fixed-price contract with the Air Force for the planes, meaning that the company would be responsible for any cost overruns.
You bet I’m getting that paint job, undercoat, window etching, 6disk changer, cassette tape carrier, seat covers, air fresheners plus literally anything else I can if Boeing is paying.
May as well go with Trumps color choice. He’ll be back in office in a couple of years anyway.
Even though he signed the deal when the cost of the plane was much lower than it would cost today? Biden holding back from spending taxpayer $$ 🤔
Wow, that’ll really help reduce government spending!
BS when has the Biden admin ever showed they give a shit about the budget. Just say what you mean.
Use some of the 44 billion that we sent to Ukraine that should be more than enough
Now have FLOTUS restore the beautiful Rose Garden that the trump FWOTUS defiled
Thank you, Mr. Biden!
oh. NOW Biden becomes cost conscious. Woooo.
If you believe cost is the factor your being fooled… Government doesn’t care about cost of anything,we know that.
Over (h)eating?
what a joke. Like there are no blue delta planes or blu Alaska air. biden just hates America. he proves it every day
This is the biggest line of BS I’ve ever seen. They don’t care about how much anything costs, but suddenly become penny-pinchers when it comes to paint. Yeah, sure. We know it’s because they actually hate our country, and should be exiled from it, not running it.
Go figure . . .
AT 30,000 FEET i doubt it will over heat
Could overheating whilst on his own plane also explain why Trump, himself, malfunctioned...? AndrewW66619812 TheRynheart DoctorRobin PenguinOfEurope SusanChubb1 atatimelikethis Hil67 Lifelandlady ElenaKSays jcm247two Nigelj08223326
The guy who wasted millions on at-home COVID19 weeks after people quit worrying about it … now wants to save a few dollars.
Good. Looked like his now scrapped 757. And it will piss him off. Never a wasted endeavor.
After the money he’s spent! Just another of Biden’s ignorant, “Anything OPPOSITE of Trump” decisions.
DeirdreJones54 It was far too Trumpy. How long did both aircraft have to go through deep sanitization cleaning before they could carry normal folks again?
. GOP: Red, White & Coup .
Gold crapper still a go?
Oh now, now they worried about cost.... hahahaha
Yeah the cost, we are saving a lot and we are worried about the cost. Its like your house is burning Down and your only concern is the fridges open door
Seems fair
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