Trump Marine One Near Miss

FAA is investigating a close airspace call involving Marine One and a passenger plane.

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FAA says Trump’s Marine One briefly flew too close to passenger jet

Helicopter carrying Trump flies near passenger jet in Washington airspace

Trump's helicopter passes too close to passenger jet over D.C. in alarming incident

Summary

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The FAA is investigating why air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport allowed a passenger jet to depart as Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, left the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The helicopter briefly came within less than a mile of the departing aircraft in Washington airspace, but the FAA said Trump was not in danger. Controllers had not paused commercial traffic at Reagan National, a step required under procedures adopted after the January 2025 fatal midair collision there. The NTSB is also reviewing the incident.

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