Pentagon--Washington Airport Hotline Dead Since 2022

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

A critical communication hotline between the Pentagon and air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been inoperable since March 2022, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Chief Operating Officer Franklin McIntosh testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.

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... The outage went unnoticed by the FAA until May 5, 2025, when two commercial flights had to abort landings due to an Army helicopter's approach to the Pentagon, highlighting the communication breakdown.

When reached for comment by Newsweek, the Pentagon referred Newsweek to the Army. Newsweek has reached out to the Army via email on Wednesday afternoon for comment. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-14 10:27 PM | Reply

@#1 ... The outage went unnoticed by the FAA until May 5, 2025 ...

Oh, that ain't good.

It indicates that there were not routine checks in place to establish the working condition of that line?

If I may ...

Maybe the White House should check whether or not the Hot-Line to the Kremlin is working?

Jus' sayin' ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-14 10:30 PM | Reply

That's what you get when you use a DEI hire to build your Hotline!

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-14 10:31 PM | Reply

the Hot-Line to the Kremlin is working?

He has Lewzer on speed dial. He don't need no steeking hot-line.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-14 10:46 PM | Reply

@#4 ... He has Lewzer on speed dial ...

Yeah, but then there's this ...

Reporter Confronts Trump on Apparent Butt Dial: Did You Mean To Call Me at 1:30 in the Morning?'
www.mediaite.com

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At the very end of the interview, Scherer asked Trump about an early-morning phone call the reporter got from the president:

Scherer: Did you mean to call me at 1:30 in the morning after the UFC fight? I got a call"

Trump: After what?

Scherer: After the UFC fight in Miami, I got a call from your cellphone number at 1:30 a.m.

Trump: Really? Oh, no, that's another"that sounds like another Signal thing.

The reporters said the interview came about after they managed to get Trump's cell phone number and called him.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-14 10:52 PM | Reply

@#5

Who else might Pres Trump have on butt-dial?

And why?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-14 10:57 PM | Reply