Take a look inside Trump’s $100 million Boeing 757 VIP private jet

However, as a multi-billionaire and business tycoon, Air Force One wasn’t Trump’s first time using a giant jet.

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The 757 was first flown in 1991 by defunct carriers Stirling Airways in Denmark and TAESA Airlines in Mexico.

It also spent time as a corporate jet for Microsoft founder Paul Allen before being sold to Trump.

Registered N757AF, Trump flew the 31-year-old plane in 2011. He bought a report for 100 million dollars in 2011 and became a symbol in his election campaigns in 2016.

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And, with a giant “T” on the tail and “TRUMP” written in large letters on the fuselage, it was no secret whose plane was flying overhead.

But when Trump won the presidency in 2016, he was required to use the government’s transportation fleet while in office.

In the year In 2019, the plane was parked at New York’s Stewart International Airport for two years before being flown to Louisiana for refurbishment in November 2021.

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While Trump initially said the plane would return to service in late 2021, it was eventually pushed back from July 2022.

Company president Tyson Grenzebach told local newspaper 7News in July that the job took 40 people and about a month to complete.

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“Excellence demanded, excellence achieved!” Grenzbach Insider said. “The great men and women of Landlocked Aviation have always prided themselves on providing superior aircraft workmanship while providing exceptional customer service.”

Stepping into the back of the jet, you first see the galley creating a small kitchen complete with glassware, a sink and coffee makers.

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Beyond the galley is a first class cabin and dining area with lounges and sofa…

… and a table with four chairs, where Trump regularly gave interviews.

Amanda Miller, SVP of Marketing and Corporate Communications for the Trump Organization, said in a 2011 video tour that the seat belts and other finishing touches are 24k gold-plated…

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… and the headboards and pillows are embossed with the Trump family crest.

When moving around in the jet, passengers will find a main lounge that replicates a “Hollywood screening room” with recliners, a couch and a Skytheater with a 57-inch TV and sound system, Miller said.

Source: The Trump Organization