The plane carried by State Secretary Marcio Rubio for Munich, Germany, Germany, was forced to return to Maryland late on Thursday evening due to “mechanical problems,” officials said.
The State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce said in a statement that the plane returned to the common base andrews outside Washington, DC
“The Secretary intends to continue the trip to Germany and in the Middle East in separate planes,” Bruce said, which are also on the flight. The plane must have landed soon 22 hours ago ET.
CBS News Cheades Foods Margaret Brennan, who was on the plane, reported that about 90 minutes in flight, the windsht glass cockpit suffered one crack, and encouraging airlock pilots to fly to base on base.
It was unclear that the cockpit was caused, Brennan reported. The plane was C-32, converted Boeing 757, according to the associated press.
He also traveled by Rubio was Republican Senator James Idaho.
Rubio took off again for Munich on a small plane, said the state department, but it was uncertain when he arrived. Rubio was stabbed to attend the Conference on Munich safety, which starts on Friday, along with Vice President Vance, who traveled to Europe separately.
The conference was expected to be bound to join Vance appointment With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which comes in echo from Note and President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth about work with Russia to negotiate the end war. However, it was unknown whether the rubbing in time entered Munich for that meeting.
Aviation security is the center of attention since then 29. January. Nearby, Reagan National Airport outside DC involving the American flight of airlines and the army black helicopter for the black falcon who killed 67 people.
2025-02-14 05:51:00