September 17, 2024 - September 30, 2031 per FAA Registration date. [3]
Fate
Sold to a private owner [4] (per FAA, FlightRadar24, and PlaneLogger. as of 02/03/2026
The "Lolita Express" is the nickname given to a Boeing 727-100 aircraft that was owned by Jeffrey Epstein. Sex parties involving underage teenage girls allegedly occurred onboard the aircraft, organized by Ghislaine Maxwell.[5]
Epstein traveled in the airplane frequently, logging "600 flying hours a year... usually with guests on board". [9] In 2002 Epstein travelled on the airplane to Germany for a week "meeting with various government officials and financial types" and subsequently travelled to Brazil.[10] Epstein sold the aircraft in 2017 and it was subsequently destroyed.[8]
Aircraft
Boeing 727-100 (Registration N908JE, Serial Number 20115) is a VIP-configured aircraft featuring a 29-passenger interior. As of late 2007, the airframe had logged 33,555 flight hours and 22,282 cycles. The aircraft underwent a performance upgrade via a engine conversion, utilizing two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines in the outboard positions and a JT8D-7B in the center. It is further modified with Winglet Systems Inc. winglets, RVSM approval, and long-range fuel tanks, bringing its maximum takeoff weight to 174,500 lbs.[11][12]
The custom "Exogrid" modular interior includes a forward salon with a home theater, a mid-cabin lounge and galley, and a private aft stateroom equipped with a queen-size bed and an en-suite lavatory featuring a European-style shower. Technical upgrades include a HoneywellEFIS flight deck, TCAS II, and dual Universal GPS/FMS systems. The aircraft was maintained under an MSG-3 program and completed a fresh "C" check in December 2007.[11][12]
Notable guests and flights
Sex parties involving underage teenage girls allegedly occurred onboard the aircraft, organized by Ghislaine Maxwell.[citation needed]
In 2003, Epstein flew to Cuba aboard his plane with Colombian president Andrés Pastrana Arango at the invitation of Cuban president Fidel Castro. According to Fabiola Santiago of the Miami Herald, Epstein was likely considering relocating to Cuba in order to escape U.S. law enforcement; Epstein was under investigation from U.S. law enforcement at the time.[13]
In 2009, Epstein's brother Mark Epstein claimed Donald Trump had flown on the plane at least once. He later told The Washington Post that Trump flew "numerous times" on Epstein's airplane, although Mark was present on only one of the flights.[14][15][16] According to Michael Corcoran, Trump flew Epstein on his own airplane at least once.[17] In a conversation with author Michael Wolff recorded in 2017, Epstein claimed that Trump and his third wife Melania Trump had sexual intercourse for the first time onboard the aircraft.[18]Nadia Marcinko was a regular traveller with Epstein on the aircraft.[19]
Flight records obtained in 2016 show Bill Clinton flew 27 times on the same jet to at least a dozen international locations.[22] Flight logs did not list any Secret Service detail for at least five flights on a 2002 trip to Asia,[22] and the Secret Service stated that there is no evidence of the former president making a trip to Epstein's private island.[22] In 2019, a Clinton spokesperson stated that, in 2002 and 2003, Clinton took four trips on Epstein's airplane, making stops on three continents, all with his staff and Secret Service detail.[23] At the time of Epstein's 2019 arrest, Clinton's spokeswoman Angel Ureña stated that Clinton had "not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade, and has never been to Little Saint James, Epstein's ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida".[24][25]
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