Andrews

authoritative procedural safety-focused

Andrews directs Air Force One as controller at Andrews Approach. Orders the aircraft to hold position and follow Jet Route 5 at current altitude due to a ground problem. Lieutenant Colonel Caplan relays the instruction over the PA, interrupting press banter in the cabin and enforcing procedure. Andrews prioritizes safety, asserts control over presidential flight path, and maintains operational discipline during the return from Manila.

6 appearances

Air Traffic Control

Also known as: Andrews approach

Andrews's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

6 moments

S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Time-Zone Banter Cut by Flight-Deck Alert

Authoritative and businesslike; focused on managing airfield conditions rather than onboard reactions.

Andrews is the authority on the other end of the radio whose request to hold at Valhalla Vector triggers the change; he functions as the operational external controller shaping the …

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Chesapeake Bill Dies; Landis Lost to Partisan Pressure

Not present; inferred calm professionalism from how others reference his operational decision.

Mentioned by Josh as the authority who 'waved off the plane,' implying operational control; his action is invoked to timestamp when Hoynes was alerted and to explain the sequence of …

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Donna Rules Out Sabotage — Angel's Light Likely Failed

Not present on stage; his operational action is framed as controlled and routine.

Mentioned by Josh as the Andrews controller who 'waved off the plane', his action is invoked as a proximate trigger for the White House notification chain about Air Force One's …

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Chesapeake Bill Dies — A Moderate's Quiet Farewell

Impersonal and procedural; its mention conveys chain-of-command and timing certainty.

Mentioned in Josh's reply about who was alerted: 'As soon as Andrews waved off the plane.' The agent functions as the procedural trigger for communications and timing questions.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Cleared — Then Aborted: Wind Shift Forces Go‑Around

Neutral, authoritative — prioritizing runway safety and operational constraints over passenger convenience.

Andrews (the controller) is the originating authority for the wind‑shift instruction; through Andrews Approach, the tower's assessment forces the aircraft to abort the approach for safety.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Go-Around — Bartlet's Slam

Clinical and safety-focused; prioritizing runway conditions over passenger convenience.

Implicitly represented as Andrews approach/controller whose wind-shift instruction (abandon descent, 30-degree right turn) triggers the aircraft's maneuver; present as the authoritative voice through ATC protocol.

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)

Executive governance, West Wing operations, presidential communications, crisis management, and logistical coordination