The Federal Aviation Administration contacted the Trump-connected company which owns the twin-engine, Cessna 750 Citation X. Its registration expired January 31, according to an FAA aircraft registry database, noted Bloomberg. On Friday, according to the Times, it flew to Plattsburgh, New York, and then to Hartford; on Monday, it flew to Buffalo.
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Officials could slap Trump, who owns the plane through his private company, with a criminal fine of up to $250,000 and three-year prisoner term, although the maximum penalty is unlikely in such cases, the New York Times reported.
A spokeswoman for the FAA, Laura Brown, confirmed that the plane’s registration had not been renewed.
Trump campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks told ABC News via an email statement that, “the standard renewal process is just about complete”, but would not elaborate on a specific timing for the renewal. Even billionaire, curiously-hued presidential candidates do these boring tasks, right?
It says records indicated that the aircraft was used to carry Trump to dozens of campaign events in recent months.
The unregistered Cessna is party of Trump’s travel fleet, which includes the Boeing and three helicopters.
Trump’s Boeing 757 with his name on the side of the aircraft is the more recognizable aircraft, which he called the “ultimate bus” on CBS’s “Face the Nation” in January.
The cost to register the aircraft is $5 dollars. But, given the weight and size of the 757, there may be issues with landing the aircraft on smaller airports.
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) informed the pilot on Wednesday that the plane can not fly until it managed a fresh registration. It has made hundreds of flights since he announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination in June 2015, according to FAA records reviewed by the New York Times. Not if you’re Donald Trump.
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“The FAA sends notices several months before the aircraft’s registry expires, reminding the owners to re-register the aircraft”, explained Brown.
