WASHINGTON – Aircraft carrying the first lady or vice president will receive a higher level of scrutiny from air traffic controllers following an aborted landing Monday of a plane carrying Michelle Obama, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

From now on flights carrying Mrs. Obama or Vice President Joe Biden will be handled by an air traffic supervisor rather than a controller, the agency said in a statement.

The new rules apply to approaches and departures handled by a regional air traffic facility in Warrenton, Va., and takeoffs and landings at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland where the presidential fleet is based.

Flights with the president on board are already required to be handled by a supervisor

Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the aborted landing involving Mrs. Obama. The first lady apparently wasn’t in serious danger, but the episode embarrassed the FAA.cutting spending, raising taxes and squeezing federal health care programs. The Republican plan rules out tax cuts and would achieve nearly $6 trillion in savings from spending cuts and overhauling Medicare and Medicaid.