NTSB: Absent transponder hindered runway safety warning in deadly LaGuardia crash
Update on Air Canada and Fire Truck Collision Investigation The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that the ASDE-X runway safety system failed to provide an alert prior to the tragic crash between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck last Sunday night. During a press briefing on Tuesday, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy […]
Air traffic controller linked to fatal LaGuardia plane crash continues to work: ‘We have questions’
Following a tragic collision between an Air Canada plane and a rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport, the air traffic controller in charge continued working after the incident, which occurred around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday and resulted in the deaths of two pilots. At the time of the accident, only two controllers were on duty. Notably, […]
NTSB discovers inconsistencies in tower logs related to LaGuardia crash
Federal investigators have discovered “conflicting information” in the control tower records at LaGuardia Airport as they continue to probe the events leading up to a deadly runway crash on March 22. However, the identity of who was overseeing ground control duties prior to the incident remains uncertain. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Jennifer Homendy, […]
Cafe owner in Toronto attempted to text Air Canada pilot Mackenzie Gunther following the LaGuardia plane crash
Tragic Loss of Air Canada Pilot The owner of a coffee shop in Toronto, favored by Air Canada pilot Mackenzie Gunther, shared on Tuesday that he reached out to his regular customers after the recent plane crash at LaGuardia Airport. “When I didn’t hear back after a day, I sensed something was off,” said Daniel […]
Crash investigators at LaGuardia Airport provide updates on the Air Canada situation
Details Emerge About LaGuardia Airport Plane Crash Recent revelations regarding the tragic plane crash at LaGuardia Airport paint a troubling picture of communications both in the air traffic control tower and on the ground. It turns out that the fire truck involved in the incident lacked essential equipment to track its position on the runway. […]
Travelers at LaGuardia can glimpse the mangled remains of the Air Canada plane crash.
Passengers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport can see the remnants of Air Canada Express Flight 8646, which remains beside Runway 4 after a late Sunday collision with a fire truck. The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal at the time. The wreckage will stay put until the National Transportation Safety […]
Investigator of LaGuardia plane crash indicates ‘several failures’ led to the accident; survivors react
Following the tragic incident at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Sunday night, new insights and reactions have surfaced. Previously reported by Blaze News, an Air Canada Express CRJ-900, operated by Jazz Aviation, collided with a Port Authority rescue vehicle that was already addressing another situation. “I feel like the pilots saved our lives.” The […]
US servicemember’s heartbreaking last message to father before dying in Iraq plane crash
Tragic Loss of U.S. Airman in Plane Crash One of the airmen who lost his life earlier this month during a refueling plane crash had, just a day before, expressed a haunting feeling about not returning home, according to his father. Tech Sergeant Tyler Simmons, aged 28, was calm during a phone call just before […]
Passengers claim the pilots who died in the LaGuardia crash ‘saved us’
The two pilots who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash at LaGuardia are being hailed for their heroism; they saved everyone else on board. Rebecca Licoli, a passenger, expressed her gratitude, stating she feels “forever in debt” to pilot Antoine Forrest and co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther. Their actions came as Air Canada Express Flight […]
Air Canada flight attendant survives being ejected from plane in LaGuardia crash
Incident at LaGuardia Airport Involving Air Canada Flight A flight attendant is being called a “complete miracle” after surviving being ejected from an Air Canada aircraft that collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday night. The aircraft, a Jazz Aviation flight that was operating for Air Canada, was landing […]