Were 2 enough? Experts question number of air traffic controllers during LaGuardia midnight shift

Mar 28, 2026 - 14:00
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Were 2 enough? Experts question number of air traffic controllers during LaGuardia midnight shift
An Air Canada Express jet taxis past the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as maintenance crews prepare to move the plane from the runway where it had collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia

Following the deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on the runway at New York City's LaGuardia airport last week, concerns have been raised about whether there was adequate air traffic control staffing that night.