Air Force Two's $16 million upgrade seeks a more 'presidential' look

One of the four Boeing jetliners frequently used by the vice president and the secretary of state — and sometimes for President Trump’s weekend trips — is getting a $16 million overhaul that will make its interior more like that of the larger aircraft popularly known as Air Force One.

Chicago-based Boeing Co. was awarded a contract this month that covers upgrading and refurbishing interior elements of one of the twin-engine Boeing 757s as well as painting and cleaning to create an “appearance more commensurate with [the] presidential section of the VC-25A,” the military designation for the Boeing 747 jumbo jet flown by the president, the Defense Department said in a statement Tuesday.