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It was the late 1980s, and Eastern Airlines was on the brink of bankruptcy after years of financial problems, labor issues and struggling to adapt to deregulation. Businessman Donald Trump saw an opportunity and seized it. He purchased the airline’s most profitable asset , the Eastern Shuttle, which flew between New York, Washington and Boston, for $365 million. The deal – which some experts considered overpriced - included landing rights, 21 older Boeing 727 planes, and terminals, all of which Trump promised to make luxurious. “What I want to do is run it as a diamond: an absolute diamond,” T