NTSB, FAA launch probe after Marine One with Donald Trump on board came too close to passenger jet above Washington
The Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration are looking into why airport traffic wasn't halted when Marine One departed the White House
The Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration are looking into why airport traffic wasn't halted when Marine One departed the White House Tuesday afternoon with President Trump on board. The New York Times, which first reported the incident, said 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. The NTSB said it is "investigating a reported loss of separation event between Marine One and a commercial aircraft departing DCA (Washington Airport) that occurred on August 4." According to the FAA "the air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation."
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