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FAA investigates air ‘safety incident’ involving Trump’s helicopter
Controllers allegedly failed to halt flights, leading to a ‘loss of separation’ between Marine One and passenger jet
TL;DR
- The FAA is investigating a safety incident involving Marine One and a commercial jet over Washington D.C.
- Air traffic controllers may have failed to halt commercial flights when Marine One departed.
- A "loss of separation" occurred, meaning the helicopter and jet came closer than regulations allow.
- The FAA stated it did not appear to be a dangerous close call and the aircraft were not converging.
- The incident followed stricter proximity rules after a deadly collision in January 2025.
- A third aircraft was diverted due to the incident.