President Donald Trump announced he wants to update Air Force One's design.
According to recent reports from USA Today and Axios, the president has a few ideas in mind when it comes to updating this recognizable symbol of U.S. presidency - a design that hasn't been changed since the Kennedy era.
However, these reports do pose an interesting question - why does Air Force One look the way it does?
JFK redesigns Air Force One in 1962
President John F. Kennedy became the first president to fly in a jet specifically built for presidential use - a modified Boeing 707. According to the New England Historical Society, more than 50 years ago, Kennedy sat on the floor of the Oval Office – equipped with scissors, paper, crayons and an industrial designer – and created the plane's iconic look.
Jacqueline Kennedy had a hand in the design
It was the first lady who convinced her husband to hire Raymond Loewy, an industrial designer known for designing Lucky Strike cigarettes, Studebaker cars, Electrolux refrigerators and Coca-Cola bottles. She also helped design the plane's interior, adding a pale blue entrance rug, a customized bed, a stateroom, a conference room and – of course – glassware from Tiffany's.
The plane's lettering is in the same font as the Declaration of Independence
The side of the plane sports a simple "United States of America." The letters are set in a typeface known as Caslon, which is the same font seen on the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Something blue
Why is Air Force One blue? John F. Kennedy simply liked the color. Loewy chose two blues for the plane's design: slate and cyan. Adding the presidential seal near the nose and a large American flag to the tail, the design was complete. Air Force One was ready to transport the next five decades of presidents.
Air Force One through the years
Photos: Air Force One through the years
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