# US transport secretary working to fix telecom issues after Marine One close call

https://mins.news/en/item/19175

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 13:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-transport-secretary-says-working-telecom-issues-fix-after-close-call-2026-08-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7b289c325a7500012a7ab8

> U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that he is working to address telecom problems identified after a recent aviation close call. A military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump came too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport last week. Duffy said the incident prompted efforts to repair the communications-related issues linked to the near miss.

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