History
Privately owned Boeing 757 of Donald Trump, used during his election campaigns.
The Trump Organization‘s Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One after the U.S. presidential plane, Air Force One, is an aircraft owned and operated by Donald Trump. The nickname gained use during Trump’s presidential campaign of 2016.[1][2][3]
History
Boeing 727 (1997–2011)
The predecessor of Trump Force One was a Boeing 727 registered as VP-BDJ.[4] The plane had previously been operated as part of the Trump Shuttle fleet until a 1992 merger. Donald Trump re-purchased the aircraft in 1997 and used it until 2011, when he sold it in favor of the 757. The 727 included a private quarters with a queen-size bed and full bath and seating for 23 passengers in three separate salons.[7]
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Boeing 757-200 (2011–Present)
Trump’s Boeing 757-200 is registered in the United States as N757AF (ICAO 24-bit address AA3410) and was built in 1991. It was originally delivered to Denmark’s Sterling Airlines and by 1993 was operated by Mexico’s TAESA. In 1995, it became a corporate jet for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen‘s enterprises. Trump’s DJT Operations I LLC bought the plane in 2011.
The aircraft has two Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engines, and is configured to seat 43 people. It has a dining room, bathroom, shower, bedroom, guest room, and galley. Many fixtures are plated in 24-karat gold.
Donald Trump had planned to use the 757 for campaigning during his exploratory, ultimately abandoned 2012 presidential bid.He used the 757 for transportation during his successful 2016 presidential campaign.After becoming president, he began to travel on the Boeing VC-25s commonly referred to as Air Force One, including the use for transportation during his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign.
In December 2017, the aircraft received the call sign ‘Tyson 1’.
