evidence: Trump Shuttle conducted some charter operations around this time to monetize the shuttle's spare aircraft. In June 1990, the airline carried Nelson Mandela on his eight-city tour of the United States.[12] During the Gulf War of 1990–91, the airline received a government contract to ferry U.S. military personnel between the key domestic bases of Dover AFB, Charleston AFB, Travis AFB, McChord AFB, and Kelly AFB. [...] - ^ a b c d e Viser, Matt (2016-05-27). "Donald Trump's airline went from opulence in the air to crash landing". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-08-21.