# NTSB: Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues a week before dual takeoff

https://mins.news/en/item/34766

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-27 18:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4ybF6S9

> Investigators say Washington air traffic controllers and the pilots of Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication problems one week before a jet and the helicopter were cleared to take off at the same time.

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