On Saturday, a Canadian-registered medical transport jet went missing off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts while flying a patient from Bermuda to Boston. The Gulfstream G100 aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, plummeted thousands of feet over just a few minutes after the pilot reportedly declared an emergency due to severe electrical issues. Late Saturday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard located a confirmed debris field roughly 20 miles south of Nantucket island in waters about 80 to 90 feet deep. An active, massive multi-agency search covering over 2,800 square miles continues for the six people who were on board, including four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian nationals. Former U.S. Air Force Navigator Jim Brauchle…
The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, according to documents and interviews.
President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after he consulted allies and advisers — all of whom told him it was time for her to go, sources tell Axios. - "She burnt up a ton of goodwill," an adviser who spoke with Trump told Axios. "It was everywhere. It was everything." Why it matters: Trump's firing of Noem was the biggest personnel shake-up of his second term. It showed the backlash against her was so great that Trump was willing to dismiss the nation's domestic security chief as he's launching a war abroad. Driving the news: The ice under Noem was getting thinner and thinner even before this week, when she made two humiliating appearances before House and Senate committees. - During those public…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's plan to use border funds for an almost $300 million luxury jet fleet has horrified top Trump officials, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Until last year, DHS owned zero luxury jets. Soon it could have three. - "This is the world's worst deal to buy an aircraft," a senior administration official told Axios when granted anonymity to discuss internal matters. - "This is an abuse," the official said, calling it a misuse of federal money. - Russ Vought, who runs the Office of Management and Budget, raised concerns about the luxury jet spending to the White House, sources told Axios. (OMB declined to comment). The big picture: Noem purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets in October. A third…
The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
Trump said the new 50% tariffs were in response to Canada's refusal to certify jets from the U.S.-based Gulfstream Aerospace, and that he would decertify all Canadian aircraft, including planes from its largest aircraft maker: Bombardier.
