"The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation into the collision, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)."
"Duffy explained that the national air traffic controller shortage has not affected LaGuardia Airport, describing it as well-staffed. This airport has a target of 37 controllers at LaGuardia, he said."
"Audio from air traffic controllers during the collision has surfaced online. In the excerpts, an air traffic controller appears to give clearance to the emergency vehicle, which was en route to an unrelated emergency, before urgently telling it to stop."
"Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani were at the press conference and offered their condolences to the families of the two pilots who were killed."
On March 22, 2026, an Air Canada Express plane collided with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. The incident halted operations at the airport and is under federal investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board, with support from the FAA and TSA. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed that LaGuardia is well-staffed with air traffic controllers, dispelling rumors of staffing shortages. Audio recordings revealed an air traffic controller had cleared the emergency vehicle before urgently instructing it to stop.
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