Per Sundance at Conservative Treehouse:”Exactly this. Its a company executive fleet refitted for campaign use. Company keeps the depreciation expense, Campaign pays company for use. Win/Win
Over the top smart way to deal with it.”
Cool plane! Cool business acumen :)
The colors sure give off an AF-1 vibe. The engine cowling color looks very similar to that of AF-1.
Cruz will be seething...could have been his
So........ two questions:
1. When did the Trump campaign actually place the order for the retrofit for the interior, sign the lease, get the refurb going? How long ago, in other words? Before he had all the delegates, or did he wait until the delegate count was a done deal?
and, 2. ---- when did the Trump campaign actually order the Trump/Pence paint jog / logo to be place on the side of the jet?
A little digging based on the tail number N278EA indicates the aircraft once flew for Eastern Airlines and was a charter aircraft for the Florida Panthers before passing into other hands.
Trump knows all these finance rules. He will save the USA lots of money.