by Donald Wood
Last updated: 9:55 AM ET, Wed May 15, 2024
The private Boeing 757 owned by former United States President
Donald Trump clipped another corporate airplane while taxiing at West Palm
Beach International Airport in Florida on Sunday.
According to Reuters.com,
a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson confirmed that a privately-owned
Boeing 757 was involved in an accident that saw it collide with an unoccupied
corporate jet parked at the south Florida airport.
FAA representatives did not confirm that the former
president owned the plane, but an investigation has been launched regarding the
incident. The spokesperson said the contact occurred at an area of West Palm
Beach Airport where the FAA does not direct planes.
A report from The
Palm Beach Post found that a separate online FAA report said the Boeing 757
“struck the rear elevator of a parked VistaJet.” The same report indicated that
no one was injured in the incident.
Trump’s Boeing 757 was purchased in 2010 for $100 million
and heavily customized with “gold plated accents, two private guestrooms, three
bathrooms, dining and conference areas and an extensive entertainment system.”
With Trump looking to become president again in November,
TravelPulse’s Mia Taylor spoke with travel professionals to find out how they
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