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.

Air traffic controllers urgently and repeatedly ordered the pilots of a Spirit Airlines flight to turn away from Air Force ...

"I got to talk to you twice every time, Spirit 1300… Pay attention. Get off the iPad," the air traffic controller said in ...

Air traffic control (ATC) operators admonished a Spirit Airlines pilot Tuesday for flying too close to Air Force One, President Trump’s official plane. Spirit flight 1300 was en route to Boston ...

The incident occurred Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump was flying to the United Kingdom aboard Air Force One.

Tempers began to fray among ATC staff after a Spirit pilot appeared slow to acknowledge a directive to divert away from Air ...

Donald Trump and Melania Trump were aboard Air Force One when air traffic control grew concerned about a Spirit Airlines ...

The air traffic controller was heard telling the Spirit Airlines pilot to, "Pay attention. Get off the iPad." The FAA says the required separation was maintained.

LiveATC audio revealed an air traffic controller repeatedly warning a Spirit Airlines flight to turn away from Air Force One's path. NBC News' Tom Costello reports on how far apart both aircraft were ...