Overview

• New York air traffic control issued repeated right‑turn instructions to Spirit Flight 1300 as Air Force One crossed Long Island during the president’s trip to the United Kingdom.
• Recorded audio captures the controller admonishing the crew to “pay attention” and to “get off the iPad” after a delayed acknowledgement of the initial commands.
• Flight‑tracking services reported the jets were roughly 8–11 miles apart on largely parallel paths and remained within required FAA lateral and vertical separation.
• The FAA said preliminary review shows required separation was maintained and noted it is conducting its routine follow‑up on the interaction.
• Spirit said the crew followed ATC instructions and landed in Boston without incident, and the exchange circulated widely after being posted by aviation accounts on Bluesky and X using LiveATC audio.