Reuters
• David Shepardson
The FAA said an antenna was relocated and air-traffic procedures were revised after Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, came too close to a passenger aircraft departing Reagan Washington National Airport. The changes address coordination and separation risks where presidential helicopter movements intersect with scheduled airport traffic.
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