Trump`s Citation X back in the air - AIN

Trump Shifts Citation X to New Holding for Registration

Donald Trump’s Cessna Citation X (N725DT) is cleared for flight again after it was re-registered under another one of Trump’s holdings, DT Endeavor I. According to FAA records, the registration for the 1997 Model 750 had expired at the end of January. It previously had been registered on Jan. 17, 2013, with DJT Operations listed as the owner.  The shift of the aircraft to a separate Trump holding enabled the presidential candidate to quickly bypass what might have been a lengthy process to renew an expired registration. Backlogs for aircraft re-registrations currently span six weeks, while the FAA's Aircraft Registration Branch in Oklahoma City can immediately issue temporary registration paperwork for an aircraft that has been sold. Trump's registration for his Citation X expired under FAA regulations that took effect in 2010 requiring re-registration every three years. He told the New York Times that the re-registration notices from the FAA had gone to the wrong address. Trump also has a Boeing 757-200 (N757AF) and two Sikorsky S-76Bs (N76DT and N7P) on the U.S. FAA registration (in addition to a Sikorsky S-76B registered in the UK). The Citation X is now registered through April 30, 2019.