Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
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Thu, 27 August 2026
7 reports- spokesman.com18:10
The crew of a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump that came too close to a passenger jet on August 4 failed to reach air traffic controllers before departing, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
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- Channel News Asia28 Aug, 04:07their copy
- netscape.com18:30first to report
- Google News - Top Stories19:16
Alerts from Trump’s helicopter went unheard at Reagan National Politico Investigators Say White House Construction Was a Factor in Marine One Incident WSJ White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet WYFF White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter The New York Times Trump helicopter’s radio warnings went unheard before close call with passenger jet, report says Fox News
- Google News - Top Stories22:31
White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet AP News Investigators Say White House Construction Was a Factor in Marine One Incident WSJ White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter The New York Times Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month CNN Alerts from Trump’s helicopter went unheard at Reagan National Politico
- Google News - Top Stories22:34
NTSB: Temporary Ellipse site factored into Marine One incident The Hill Investigators Say White House Construction Was a Factor in Marine One Incident WSJ Marine One incident linked to communication issues, NTSB says USA Today White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter The New York Times White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet AP News
- The Hill22:34
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report Thursday blaming the location of a temporary Ellipse site for an incident in early August when President Trump’s Marine One helicopter came within a mile of a passenger jet. The report stated that the helicopter attempted to contact air traffic controllers twice at Reagan Washington...
- Google News - Top Stories22:44
Marine One's warning calls before mishap went unheard by Reagan air traffic controllers, NTSB says CBS News Investigators Say White House Construction Was a Factor in Marine One Incident WSJ White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter The New York Times Controllers warned Marine One pilots of communications issue days before near-collision with jet, NTSB says NBC News Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before...
Fri, 28 August 2026
5 reports- South China Morning Post01:49
Construction work at the White House was a factor in the US presidential helicopter passing too close to a passenger plane in the skies over Washington earlier this month, investigators said Thursday. The close pass happened on August 4 after President Donald Trump took off on Marine One from a temporary site on the Ellipse, outside the grounds of the White House, during the construction of a permanent helipad inside the grounds. The White House and the US Federal Aviation Administration...
- Google News - Top Stories02:07
White House construction was a factor in Marine One safety incident, NTSB finds The Washington Post Investigators Say White House Construction Was a Factor in Marine One Incident WSJ White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet AP News Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month CNN White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter...
- Le Figaro (France)05:45
Les travaux menés à la Maison-Blanche ont perturbé les communications entre l’hélicoptère présidentiel et la tour de contrôle de l’aéroport Ronald-Reagan, contribuant à rapprocher dangereusement l’hélicoptère présidentiel d’un avion de ligne le 4 août.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)10:38
Mit viel Aufwand lässt US-Präsident Trump das Weiße Haus umgestalten. Die Bauarbeiten sorgen jedoch offenbar für Probleme im Luftverkehr über Washington. Ein Bericht zeigt nun, wie weitreichend die Konsequenzen waren.
- The Guardian World14:02
Helipad relocation led in part to incident where Marine One, carrying the president, had close call with passenger jet Safety officials say the relocation of a helipad amid Donald Trump’s multi-project White House reconstruction led in part to an incident earlier this month in which a military helicopter carrying the president came too close to a passenger jet . A preliminary report published Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) blamed “communication issues” for the...
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- Bloomberg Politics13:57
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing permanent flight restrictions around President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, while still allowing aircraft arriving or departing from the nearby airport now bearing his name to traverse the airspace.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)20:13
Trump a annoncé que les travaux de perfectionnement de l’avion présidentiel offert par le Qatar débuteraient en octobre.