Trump's Marine One involved in air traffic safety incident, FAA investigates lapse

Federal aviation officials are reviewing an air-traffic safety incident on Tuesday (August 4) involving a military helicopter carrying President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Trump's Marine One helicopter took off from the White House Tuesday afternoon, but air-traffic controllers had not halted commercial flights at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as required under safety protocols, the Journal said. An FAA spokeswoman told the Journal that Marine One and a commercial jet taking off did not appear to get dangerously close under federal rules and were not converging, indicating it was not a close call. Trump was travelling from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, where he was scheduled to participate in Republican National Committee events, including a roundtable and reception.