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FAA investigates air ‘safety incident’ involving Trump’s Marine One
Controllers allegedly failed to halt flights, leading to a ‘loss of separation’ with a departing passenger jet
An air “safety incident” in which Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter came closer than permitted to another aircraft over Washington DC is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air traffic controllers are believed to have mistakenly failed to halt commercial flights at Ronald Reagan national airport in northern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon when the military helicopter lifted off from the White House with the president on board.
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Richard Luscombe and agencies · Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 5:58 AM
US news | The Guardian
Controllers allegedly failed to halt flights, leading to a ‘loss of separation’ with a departing passenger jet
An air “safety incident” in which Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter came closer than permitted to another aircraft over Washington DC is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air traffic controllers are believed to have mistakenly failed to halt commercial flights at Ronald Reagan national airport in northern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon when the military helicopter lifted off from the White House with the president on board.
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