Trump Shuttle airline collapse
Closed· $365,000,000
Donald Trump purchased the Eastern Airlines Shuttle for $365 million in 1988-1989 and rebranded it as Trump Shuttle. The airline never reported a profit, defaulted on its loans in September 1990, and was merged into Shuttle, Inc. on April 7, 1992 before being rebranded as USAir Shuttle. Reported losses on the venture totalled about $128 million.
Measurable outcome
Trump Shuttle defaulted in September 1990 and was merged out of existence on April 7, 1992 with reported losses of about $128 million.
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Sources
- Washington Post, contemporaneous reporting on Trump Shuttle default and merger, 1990-1992
- New York Times, contemporaneous reporting on Trump Shuttle, 1989-1992
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