The gold-plated Boeing 757 owned by former President Trump is sitting empty at a NY airport,...

[DonViejo]

The gold-plated Boeing 757 owned by former President Trump is sitting empty at a New York airport, amid reports that the plane requires costly repairs

Kevin Shalvey
Sat, March 20, 2021, 8:47 AM·2 min read

Trump's personal plane has reportedly been sitting unused at a New York airport.

CNN reported the plane may need repairs totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Trump added 24-karat gold fixtures and seatbelt buckles to the Boeing 757.

President Donald Trump's plane, a Boeing 757 decked out with 24-karat gold fixtures and seatbelt buckles, has been sitting unused and in need of repair at a New York airfield, according to reports.

CNN on Saturday published pictures of the plane sitting at Stewart international airport, an hour outside New York City. It said the plane hadn't been flown since President Joe Biden's inauguration.

The news follows reports that Trump's net worth has fallen by as much as $700 million since he was a candidate. In the wake of the January 6 Capitol insurrection, some businesses cut ties with The Trump Organization. It's been reported that Trump left office facing debts totalling more than $400 million.

During Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, his plane earned the nickname 'Trump Force One." Trump held many of his rallies in airport hangers, using the plane - emblazoned with "TRUMP" - as a backdrop. CNN reported that the plane's left engine appeared to have been removed. Engine repairs could apparently cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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[onethatcares]

1. maybe he should put an ad

on Craigslist for a shadetree airplane mechanic.

[Chainfire]

2. Some poor schmuck will get stuck with the bill if they fix the thing.

Perhaps they removed the engine until he pays the bills. The Airplane version of a car boot.

[riversedge]

3. maybe trump can convert the gold plated stuff into money to pay for repairs.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

4. Use it up with high mileage, neglect maintenance, dump it when broke, sounds like every used car lot

[Johnny2X2X]

5. This article way underestimates the costs associated

This is a plane that costs $120 Million +. It’s engines cost Millions. If it’s been sitting idol with engines that are missing parts, we’re not talking hundreds or thousands to get it running, we’re talking Millions.

These planes never sit idol, they cost too much to sit idol. No doubt he’s going to sell this soon.

[sir pball]

13. It's a 1991 757, the plane equivalent of an IROC.

A 1990, in flying condition, goes for $9 million. You're right it probably needs seven figures of work, besides the engines, it's been sitting in the Northeast weather for five years - on a plane that's not worth much more than that, and is hopelessley outdated (it's been reported none of the avionics or other flight systems have been upgraded), the only thing to do is part it out, and being unable to even fly it to a boneyard is going to limit even that option.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Didn't realize it was that old

Yeah, thing will never fly again and is probably costing him money just sitting there.

When I see some celebrities/athletes/pop stars who won their own jets, I always think they probably got bad advice. Keeping a 737, 757, or A320 maintained and ready to fly cost an insane amount of money per year. Unless they’re leasing them out when they aren’t using them it’s an expense only the ultra rich can afford.

[sir pball]

15. He got it third hand

It was an Eastern European airliner, then somebody else's toy, and then Trump got it and spent his entire budget on the interior. My understanding is that the avionics and other flight systems were never modernized; it may take a lot more than new engines and some repairs to get it recertified. Glass cockpit upgrades are not cheap...

[Blue Owl]

6. Deadbeat Donny's sky jalopy

[blueinredohio]

7. I hope the airport is charging him a fee for using it as a parking lot or

a junkyard for old planes.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Can the orange anus take a hefty tax deduction if he donates HIS plane to HIS library?

That is, after he overinflates the price of the 'hanger queen' he can't afford to park in a hanger.

[Delarage]

9. He'll use his money from his supporters

to pay for it.

I think I read an article that says that his PAC money could pay for repairs/updates. So he'll launder their money that way---use their "stop the steal" donations to fix it, then sell it to some oligarch (in exchange again for creating turmoil). Vicious cycle of dirty money.

[dclarston13]

10. This may not be a money thing

It could just be a part availability issue, due to poor management on the part of those managing the aircraft.

[MiniMe]

11. Why do you think tRump wants all the GOP donations to go directly to him

He wants to scam his supporters to pay for his repairs

[tanyev]

12. Smart Donnie knows that gold-plated fixtures are much more important

than engine maintenance. I mean you don’t have to spend hours looking at those uggo engines when you’re sitting in the cabin, right?