The trump shuttle never did make a profit operation officially ceased in april of 1992 when the banks decided enough was enough and contracted us air to run the operation.
Trump shuttle marble.
That opulent design included a marble sink fixture in the lav.
And there s not a burgundy carpet or a marble sink to be seen.
Trump had the idea for a diamond in the sky an airline mirroring his casino and hotel s motif of splashed marble gold and plush according to the book trump revealed by post staffers.
The landing rights and some of the physical assets necessary to operate the shuttle flights were originally part of eastern air lines and known as the eastern air lines shuttle it operated hourly flights on boeing 727 aircraft from laguardia airport in new york city to logan international airport in boston.
In 1988 trump purchased the eastern air lines shuttle a shuttle service offering hourly flights between n y c d c and boston since 1961 for 365 million.
American had planned to take this even further by outfitting the interior in the original design specs one that never came to fruition on trump shuttle itself.
It never turned a profit.
It took trump about four years to run this company into the ground no pun intended.
Trump had paid 365 million for the assets of the eastern shuttle operation and its 17 planes which he d spun as a great deal negotiated down from the 400 million asking price.