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In an air traffic control (ATC) audio obtained by KOAA, multiple “Mayday” calls can be heard just seconds before a small single engine plane crashed on Powers Boulevard.
A Spirit Airlines pilot received a stern reprimand from an air traffic controller Tuesday morning after the commercial flight came within several miles of Air Force One, which was transporting President Donald Trump over New York en route to the United Kingdom.
Air traffic controllers expressed concern that a Boston-bound Spirit flight was flying too close to Air Force One as both traversed New York skies Tuesday, radio communications show, though a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells NBC News a ...