Trump’s Marine One helicopter loses communication with air traffic controllers for second time in a month: What we know
Marine One, the helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump, lost radio communication with air traffic controllers for the second time this month. The latest incident occurred Thursday as Trump prepared to leave the White House, with another helicopter relaying messages to the tower.
On Thursday, Marine One, the presidential helicopter, lost radio contact with air traffic controllers for the second time in a month at Reagan National Airport in Washington. President Donald Trump was preparing to leave the White House Ellipse when the communication problem arose. Despite the controllers' failure to respond, a nearby helicopter informed them that Marine One was attempting to lift off.
However, the controllers did not receive coherent transmissions from the helicopter on both attempts. Unbeknownst to the controllers, the radio transmitter had a poor line of sight due to construction work on the White House South Lawn. The helicopter eventually regained communication, allowing Trump to proceed to Joint Base Andrews.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that the communication issue was resolved through alternate means, and the president's safety was never at risk.
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