The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Trump’s Marine One flies too close to passenger airplane, FAA says U.S. President was not in danger
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The FAA is investigating a near-miss incident involving President Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter and a commercial passenger jet near Reagan Washington National Airport. Despite strict safety protocols implemented after a fatal 2025 collision, air traffic controllers failed to halt commercial departures during the President's flight.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing from Reagan Washington National Airport, but said the U.S. president was not in danger.
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