Marine One: Helicopter carrying Trump flew close to passenger jet, FAA plans probe

Trump's helicopter and a passenger jet briefly were too close near Reagan National Airport, prompting an inquiry into what happened to the safety rules adopted after last year's deadly collision.

Trump narrowly averted tragedy aboard official helicopter Marine Force One.

A helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump came within 1.3km of a passenger jet above Washington after garbled radio communications disrupted co-ordination with air traffic controllers.

FAA Says Marine One Was Briefly Too Close To Passenger Airplane  HuffPost

Describing the incident as a "loss of separation" event, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have launched a probe.

Marine One came within less than a mile of a passenger plane above the US capital on Tuesday after garbled communications with air traffic controllers.

Air traffic controllers had failed to pause commercial flights during Marine One’s departure, sources say.

Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport, ‌but the US leader was not in danger. The incident raised serious questions about why the passenger plane was allowed to depart

Officials were investigating what happened after a commercial jet took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday just as Marine One was approaching.

FAA says Marine One was briefly too close to passenger airplane  Reuters

Trump’s Helicopter Was Briefly Too Close To Commercial Jet On Tuesday, FAA Says  Forbes

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