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

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Aug 4 was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport but said the US president was not in danger.The incident raises serious questions about why the passenger plane was allowed to depart while Marine One was nearby, a time when commercial traffic is typically halted.Following a January 2025 crash between a military helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people, the FAA barred mixed helicopter and jet traffic around the airport.“Based on our preliminary safety review, there was momentary loss of separation after which the aircraft continued to move away from one another,” the FAA said on Aug 5.Trump’s Marine One helicopter took o