By David Shepardson and Alexandra Ulmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former US president Donald TrumpThe American aircraft manufacturer’s private Boeing 757 collided with another business jet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a private 757 contacted a parked and unoccupied business jet at the South Florida airport. The FAA statement did not identify the plane as belonging to Trump.
The incident occurred in an area of the airport where the FAA does not direct planes, the agency said, adding that it was investigating.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump held a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey on Saturday. The incident occurred after the plane landed at West Palm Beach Airport around 1:20 a.m. Sunday.
Trump’s 757 is a staple of presidential campaign rallies at airports, and at a rally in Ohio in March, a voice announced: “Trump Force One, you are cleared to land.” »
Trump purchased his Boeing 757 for $100 million in 2010 and the highly customized plane features gold-plated accents, two private bedrooms, three bathrooms, dining and conference areas and a full entertainment system. The aircraft was built in 1991.
In January, Trump urged Boeing to resume construction of the 757, which it had halted in 2004. “Boeing should bring back the 757, the better-looking and better-handling (from a pilots’ point of view!) plane than Boeing ever built,” he said on social media. .
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Eric Beech and Alexandra Ulmer; writing by Dan Whitcomb; editing by Lincoln Feast)
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