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Passenger plane passed too close to the helicopter with Trump, launched an investigation
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Passenger plane passed too close to the helicopter with Trump, launched an investigation

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched an investigation into a safety incident involving President Donald Trump's helicopter, Marine One. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 2:30 PM local time as Marine One departed the Ellipse lawn near the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the first leg of Trump’s trip to the West Coast. According to the FAA, the commercial air traffic at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was not temporarily halted, contrary to safety protocols. Standard procedure requires air traffic controllers to suspend all other traffic three minutes before the departure of Marine One. Onboard personnel alerted the controller three minutes in advance, but the message was not heard due to another person speaking on the same radio frequency. The White House stated that presidential security was not compromised, noting that Marine One pilots are among the best in the world and Trump was never in danger. Preliminary data from the FAA indicates a brief loss of separation between Marine One and a regional flight operated by American Airlines, which had just taken off.尽管

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Passenger plane passed too close to the helicopter with Trump, launched an investigation

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched an investigation into a safety incident involving President Donald Trump's helicopter, Marine One. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 2:30 PM local time as Marine One departed the Ellipse lawn near the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the first leg of Trump’s trip to the West Coast. According to the FAA, the commercial air traffic at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was not temporarily halted, contrary to safety protocols. Standard procedure requires air traffic controllers to suspend all other traffic three minutes before the departure of Marine One. Onboard personnel alerted the controller three minutes in advance, but the message was not heard due to another person speaking on the same radio frequency. The White House stated that presidential security was not compromised, noting that Marine One pilots are among the best in the world and Trump was never in danger. Preliminary data from the FAA indicates a brief loss of separation between Marine One and a regional flight operated by American Airlines, which had just taken off.尽管

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