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Sam Sweeney

Reporter · US

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Aug 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Sam Sweeney

    Marine One loses communication with air traffic controllers again (opens the original)

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    The presidential helicopter also had communication issues on Aug. 4. Presidential helicopter Marine One lost communication with air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport for the second time this month, according to audio reviewed by ABC News. The incident occurred on Thursday, just one hour after federal officials released a report saying the problem was fixed. President Donald Trump was about to take off from the White House Ellipse when Marine One pilots gave a three-minute warning to

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Sam Sweeney

    FAA looking to fire LaGuardia air traffic controllers after deadly March collision: Sources (opens the original)

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    The union said it is discussing allegations the workers clocked out. The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to fire two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers who went home early on March 22 when a plane slammed into a Port Authority fire truck killing two pilots, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News Thursday. The agency is looking into allegations that the unidentified controllers left about an hour early before the Air Canada Express jet and the rescue-and-firefight

  3. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Sam Sweeney

    Flights grounded throughout Midwest after temporary outage at Minnesota air traffic control facility: FAA (opens the original)

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    Systems have come back online, according to the FAA. Planes headed into and departing Minnesota and nine other Midwest states were being diverted or held on the ground Thursday due to a system outage at a Minneapolis air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The systems, which included radar and ATC, later came back online, but the disruptions remained at several of the airports, according to the agency. The disruptions took place not at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Inter

  4. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Sam Sweeney

    Federal officials investigating Marine One safety incident while Trump on board (opens the original)

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    "At no point was the president in harm's way," the White House said. Aviation officials and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are reviewing an air traffic safety incident involving the Marine One presidential helicopter that occurred this week while President Donald Trump was on board, authorities said on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday as Marine One lifted off from the Ellipse near the White House with the president aboard and headed to Joint Base A

  5. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Sam Sweeney

    Trump unveils $22.5 billion plan to overhaul Dulles International Airport (opens the original)

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    Part of the plan would replace the "people movers" which shuttle passengers. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled his $22.5 billion vision to rebuild Washington Dulles International Airport over the next 10 years in an Oval Office event alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby. "We've had over 30 architects and 30 different designs, and we did a little cherry picking, and we spoke to a lot of people about it, and we've come up with a plan that's e

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