The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating why a commercial aircraft was cleared for take-off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport while US President Donald Trump's helicopter, Marine One, was approaching the airport, despite safety procedures introduced after last year's deadly midair collision.

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The presidential helicopter was involved in a so-called “loss of standard separation,” which requires aircraft to be at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically away.