Fri, Feb 25, 2011
His Previous Corporate Jet Was A 727
Among the rumblings of a possible Presidential bid, real estate
entrepreneur Donald Trump as revealed that he's bought a Boeing
757. The tycoon-turned-TV reality show host confirmed the purchase,
which he says gives him twice the room as his previous corporate
jet ... a B727.
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The airplane is currently being re-fitted to Trumps' taste, and
he told the Palm Beach Post that he expects to have his
new jet in about a month. Trump has been dropping hints over the
past few weeks that he is considering a bid for President, and
there is speculation that the larger plane would be
needed for campaigning around the country. Trump says he'll be
making a final decision on his run in June.
Trump told the paper that his new plane is far quieter than the
older 727, which he hopes his part-time neighbors in Palm Beach, FL
appreciate. He has personally complained about noise from aircraft
from Palm Beach International Airport flying over his Mar-A-Lago
club in Palm Beach, and had filed a lawsuit to block an expansion
of KBPI. The FAA recently said based on traffic, a new runway would
not be needed for some 40 years.
While Trump would not say how much he paid for the 757, the
paper reports that he bought it from Microsoft co-founder Paul
Allen, and may have paid about $100 million. The 727,
meanwhile, has been for sale for two years, with an asking
price of about $8 million. The broker handling that deal said
recently that a replacement airplane had been purchased, and that
now "all reasonable offers" would be considered for the 43-year-old
jet.
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