As Donald Trump's campaign for the White House kicks into high gear, the controversial billionaire will be jetting across America on his private Boeing 757-200 airliner. Unlike most presidential candidates, "The Donald" actually owns his campaign plane.
"Trump Force One"— as some have dubbed the jet — will be one of the most visible symbols of his run for the Oval Office. Trump likes to call it the "T-Bird," according to a Discovery Channel documentary featuring the plane. Trump's Boeing 757 cost a whopping $100 million. He has owned the Boeing airliner — registration N757FA— since 2011 and has customized the aircraft to his liking.
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Although "The Donald" may be the jet's current owner, he wasn't its first.
Trump's Boeing 757-2J4ER first flew in May 1991. The new airliner was delivered to Sterling Airlines, a now defunct Danish low-cost carrier. A couple of years later, it found its way into the fleet of Mexico's TAESA, also a now defunct airline.
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration, Airfleets.net
In 1995, the jet was bought by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen. For the next 15 years, the Boeing served as a corporate runabout for the billionaire's various interests.
Sources: Airfleets.net, FlightAware
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