Trump unveils a new presidential airplane | CNN Politics

The wood paneling on the new presidential aircraft is the highest quality, President Donald Trump says. The flag on the tail is waving just right. The colors, no longer robin’s egg-blue, are a “much better” and “more appropriate look.” Unveiling “the world’s most luxurious plane,” as he called it at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, Trump appeared relieved to finally have an airplane that matches his own proclivities. “Everything was designed good. It was my taste, I will say,” he told a crowd of airmen, who watched him descend from the new aircraft — donated by the government of Qatar — on red-carpeted stairs after taking a tour. “I like the color of the American flag, right? That makes sense.” So begins a new era of presidential air travel. The luxury jet is intended to bridge the gap between the two aging modified Boeing 747-200s, which have flown as Air Force One since 1990, and two new planes Boeing is retrofitting that won’t be done for roughly two more years. The delays in producing the new planes had frustrated Trump, particularly when he heard they may not be completed by the time his term ends in 2029. Enter Qatar, who donated the new jet to the