Donald Trump's Jet Grounded Over Lapsed $5 Registration

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Donald Trump’s Cessna Citation X business jet, which flew as recently as Monday despite being unregistered since January 31.

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Donald Trump’s Cessna Citation X business jet, which flew as recently as Monday despite being unregistered since January 31.

According to records maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration, one of Donald Trump’s airplanes—his 1997 Cessna 750 Citation X jet, which flew as recently as Monday—is not actually registered to fly. The lapsed registration was first reported by the New York Times.
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