Barack Obama on Thursday took his debut flight as president on his new “spiffy ride” — the iconic blue and white Boeing 747 which serves as Air Force One.

Obama also took his first trip aboard “Marine One,” the famous green helicopter which ferries the president around on shorter trips — this time from the White House to Andrews air force base outside Washington.

Barack Obama's first flight on Air Force One

Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft – tail codes “28000″ and “29000″ – with Air Force designation “VC-25A”. While these aircraft are referred to as “Air Force One” only while the president is on board, the term is commonly used to describe either of the two aircraft normally used and maintained by the U.S. Air Force solely for the president.

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