美国联邦航空管理局宣布调查特朗普乘坐的Marine One直升机在里根华盛顿国家机场附近与客运喷气机接近的事件[1]。事件发生于美国东部时间下午2:33左右，当时Marine One正在起飞[1]。根据规定，当直升机在冲突路线上时，里根国家机场应暂停起飞和降落，但空中交通管制员未按要求停止Envoy Air Flight 3742的起飞，该航班系美国航空地区喷气机，计划飞往佛罗里达彼得堡[1]。此外，另一架飞机Republic 4700作为预防措施被改道[1]。
根据安全规程，两架飞机间需保持至少1.5英里水平距离和500英尺垂直距离[1]。白宫发言人Kush Desai表示"总统在任何时候都未处于危险中"[1]，海军陆战队发言人Capt. Jacob Sugg声称"例行Marine One移动中没有'近距离接触'"[1]。两架飞机最终安全着陆[1]。此次调查针对去年致命空中碰撞后采取的安全规则的执行情况。2025年1月，美国航空喷气机与陆军直升机在该机场附近相撞，造成67人死亡[1]。
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will investigate an incident involving Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump, that occurred Tuesday afternoon near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, during which a commercial passenger jet was permitted to take off in violation of safety protocols implemented following a deadly midair collision. [1]
According to regulations established after last year's accident, Reagan National Airport should suspend all takeoffs and landings when a helicopter is on a conflicting flight path. [1] However, air traffic controllers failed to halt commercial operations as required when Marine One departed at approximately 2:33 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. [1] The incident involved Envoy Air Flight 3742, an American Airlines regional jet bound for St. Petersburg, Florida, while a second aircraft, Republic 4700, was diverted as a precautionary measure. [1] Federal safety standards mandate that aircraft maintain a minimum horizontal separation of 1.5 miles and a vertical separation of 500 feet. [1]
The White House sought to minimize concerns about the incident, with spokesperson Kush Desai stating that "the president was in no danger at any time." [1] A Marine Corps spokesman, Captain Jacob Sugg, similarly contended that there was no "near miss" during the routine Marine One movement. [1] Both aircraft ultimately landed safely. [1] The incident recalls a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people, prompting the stricter separation rules now under scrutiny. [1]