Eric Trump led an exclusive tour of Trump Force One at PBI airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 9, 2026. He also sat for an interview about the Boeing 757 at the newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
The aircraft is the private Boeing 757 tied to Donald Trump, who bought it in February 2011 for about $100 million from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Its fuselage carries TRUMP, and the plane has been upgraded in recent years with 24 karat gold-plated seatbelts.
West Palm Beach airport rename
The West Palm Beach airport was formerly Palm Beach International Airport. Eric Trump spoke with The Palm Beach Post about Trump Force One landing there after the renaming, bringing the plane back into view at the airport where it now appeared under its new name.
That setting put the jet at the center of a place that travelers and airport visitors already know, but under a different sign and a different identity. For readers moving through the airport, the change is not about the aircraft itself; it is about seeing a well-known plane arrive at a renamed field.
Trump Force One history
Trump used the Boeing 757 during his 2016 presidential campaign, when it served as the backdrop at dozens of airport-hangar rallies across the swing states. After he was sworn in as president in January 2017, he stopped using the aircraft and flew aboard Air Force One.
He used the plane again from 2021 to 2025 during President Joe Biden's term. The aircraft is primarily used by Trump, his immediate family, and Trump Organization or campaign staff for political travel and high-profile trips.
Air Force One and TRUMP
The jet’s place in the story becomes clearer because it is not the same aircraft as Air Force One. Trump Force One is the Boeing 757 private jet tied to Trump before and outside his time in office, while the source says his presidential travel used Air Force One once he entered the White House.
That difference leaves the plane as both a private jet and a political symbol, and the July 9 appearance showed it where the airport rename and the aircraft’s history now intersect. The next detail readers are left with is straightforward: the plane is already there, and the airport now carries Trump’s name.
