Thu, Apr 21, 2016
FAA Records Show It Lapsed On January 31
Among the airplanes in Republican frontrunner Donald Trump's fleet of aircraft is a 1997 Citation X that has become a fixture on the campaign trail, particularly at smaller airports that are unable to accommodate his Boeing 757.
But the registration on the airplane lapsed on January 31 ... making it technically illegal to fly the airplane. Technically in terms of someone being subject to substantial fines and potential jail time.
Trump's Citation is registered to DJT Operations CX LLC, a company owned by Trump that was created when he bought the airplane. The FAA reportedly sent a notice on December 1 that the registration was about to expire, and then sent a second notice on March 1 that the registration had expired, according to information obtained by the New York Times and relayed by CNBC. But those notices apparently did not go to DJT Operations CX. Rather, they were sent to Delaware-based "National Registered Agents", which was listed as the "registered agent" when the LLC was created in 2012, the same year Trump acquired the aircraft.
Trump signed Aircraft Registration Application listing National Registered Agents' address and telephone number as the contact agent for DJT Operations CX. He at first gave his title as "president", but then apparently crossed that out and wrote "sole member".
Trump has flown on the Citation dozens of times since the registration expired, according to the report.
The registrations of Trump's other four aircraft, the Boeing and three Sikorsky helicopters, are current, according to the FAA.
The agency had no comment about whether it would take any action.
(Citation X pictured in file photo. Not Trump airplane)
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