White House construction played part in Trump helicopter incident, safety officials say

Helipad relocation led in part to incident where Marine One, carrying the president, had close call with passenger jet Safety officials say the relocation of a helipad amid Donald Trump’s multi-project White House reconstruction led in part to an incident earlier this month in which a military helicopter carrying the president came too close to a passenger jet. A preliminary report published Thursday by the National Transportation ⁠Safety Board (NTSB) blamed “communication issues” for the fai...

By Richard Luscombe and agency