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Air traffic controller warns pilot after Spirit Airlines flight bound for Boston gets close to Air Force One

NOBODY WAS HURT. ALSO BREAKING TONIGHT A FLIGHT BOUND FOR BOSTON GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO AIR FORCE ONE THIS MORNING. LISTEN, AS AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ASKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A SPIRIT ...
New York Post

Transportation chief Sean Duffy details $31.5B air-traffic improvements to ‘Pod Force One’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he is optimistic a “brand new system” for air-traffic control can be implemented in the next four years, previewing plans for the $31.5 billion fix on “Pod ...
The New York Times

‘Pay Attention!’: Spirit Airlines Pilot Scolded for Flying Near Air Force One

An air traffic controller sternly told the pilot to “pay attention,” “get off the iPad” and turn the plane to steer clear of a flight carrying President Trump. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi “Get off the ...
New York Post

Spirit Airlines pilots scolded by air traffic control for flying too close to Air Force One: ‘Get off the iPad!’

Pilots of a Spirit jet were chewed out for flying too close to Air Force One — with President Trump on board — as the two planes flew over Long Island. The crew flying Spirit Airlines Flight 1300, ...
CNN

Controller scolds Spirit Airlines pilot to ‘pay attention’ to radio calls as Air Force One flies 8 miles away

A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away. The two aircraft were ...