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The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a
privately owned 757 contacted a parked and unoccupied corporate
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 aircraft, the agency said, adding that it is
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 the West Palm Beach
airport at about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday.
Trump's 757 is a staple of airport presidential campaign rallies
and at one rally in Ohio in March a voice announced: "Trump
Force One, you are cleared for landing."
Trump purchased his $100 million Boeing 757 in 2010 and the
heavily customized plane includes gold plated accents, two
private guestrooms, three bathrooms, dining and conference areas
and an extensive entertainment system. The plane was built in
1991.
Trump in January urged Boeing to resume building the 757, which
it discontinued in 2004. "Boeing should bring back the 757, the
most beautiful, best handling plane (from the pilots
standpoint!) that Boeing ever made," 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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