美国联邦航空局正在调查周二一架商业飞机在特朗普总统直升机接近里根国家机场时被允许起飞的事件[1]。这一情况似乎违反了去年空中碰撞事件后实施的安全规程[1]。
事件发生时，Marine One直升机正从白宫前往安德鲁斯空军基地，此时一架商业喷气机同时起飞[1]。根据FAA规定，在直升机经过里根机场期间，所有起飞和着陆必须停止[1]。虽然两架飞机未处于碰撞路线，但在飞行过程中发生了短暂的分离丧失[1]。
白宫发言人库什·德赛表示，"Marine One由世界上最优秀的飞行员驾驶，总统在任何时刻都没有处于危险之中"[1]。海军陆战队发言人雅各布·萨格上尉补充道，"没有发生'接近碰撞'，这是Marine One的常规飞行"[1]。
这起调查是在2025年1月29日客运飞机与陆军黑鹰直升机碰撞导致67人丧生后进行的[1]。
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a commercial aircraft was permitted to take off as President Trump's helicopter approached Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, an incident that appears to violate safety protocols implemented following a deadly collision last month. [1]
The departure occurred when Marine One was leaving the White House en route to Andrews Air Force Base, and a commercial jet simultaneously took off from Reagan National Airport. [1] According to FAA guidance, all takeoffs and landings must be halted when a helicopter is transiting the airport. [1] While the two aircraft were not on a collision course, there was a brief loss of separation between them before the planes moved apart. [1]
White House Press Secretary Kush Desai stated that "Marine One is piloted by some of the best pilots in the world, and the president was not in danger at any moment." [1] A Marine Corps spokesperson, Captain Jacob Sager, emphasized that no near-miss occurred, characterizing the incident as "a routine flight for Marine One." [1] The FAA noted that "a brief loss of separation occurred, after which the aircraft continued to move away from each other." [1]
The investigation comes less than a month after a January 29 collision between a commercial passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near the airport that killed 67 people. [1]