Two pilots killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia in New York
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NTSB says investigation under way as nine people remain hospitalized after plane hit fire tuck on runway

Nine people hospitalised and airport closed after landing plane hits fire truck responding to separate incident

The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet have been killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport, in an incident that closed the airport.

The collision also caused serious injuries with nine people in hospital. It happened as a firefighting vehicle was responding to a separate incident, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.

The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, operated by its partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, based on a preliminary passenger list that remained subject to confirmation. Jazz is owned by Chorus Aviation.

  • Brummbaer@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    I can avoid travelling to the US or other states that want to kill me actively or by negligence.

    At what point do pilots and other people who go there because it’s their job, stop going there I wonder.