The RAF Voyager, which is used by Boris Johnson as well as the royal family, has been spotted after getting a £900,000 paint job.
The plane was taking off from Cambridge City Airport, showing off its new shade of white with a Union flag on the tailfin. Previously the aircraft was a military grey.
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According to MailOnline, it was taking off from Cambridge to fly back to its base in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
It's hoped that the new paint job will enable the country to boost 'Brand Britain' but critics have mocked it as an expensive and impractical move.
Taking to Twitter, one person proudly wrote: "The new RAF Voyager has taken off for the first time since its paint job and it looks STUNNING! I think it's fantastic to proudly boast our national flag and everything it represents around the world as our Royal Family and Prime Minister jet around the globe."
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Another person who was less delighted about the refurb wrote: "Waste of money! Pensioners, abused, NHS, poverty-stricken children all need it more."
And a third added: "It looks like it's part of the British Airways fleet. £900k and they couldn't think of something more original?"
According to a press release from the Royal Air Force, the new paint scheme will promote the UK around the world while transporting Ministers, senior members of the Royal Family, and delegations on trade, diplomatic and other missions.
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Air Commodore Simon Edwards, the Senior Responsible officer for the project said: "This project was a privilege to have been involved in and I am delighted to have seen it delivered so quickly and efficiently, together with our industry partners.
"The aircraft's new paint scheme will better reflect its prestige role which we are proud to undertake."
The aircraft, known as Vespina and also often referred to as 'ZZ336', which is its military registration number, was previously visually indistinguishable from the rest of the operational Voyager fleet.
This external paint scheme will better reflect its VIP mission and contribution to 'Global Britain'. The paintwork concludes a refurbishment stemming from the 2015 SDSR.
