Disaster● ElevatedAug 5 · Aug 5, 2026, 11:13 PM

Helicopter with Trump on board came too close to passenger jet

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

The Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport, ‌but the US leader was not in danger. The incident raised serious questions about why the passenger plane was allowed to depart while Marine One was nearby, a time when commercial traffic is typically halted. Following a January 2025 crash between a military helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67...

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