Exclusive | FAA Found LaGuardia Air-Traffic Controllers Left Work Early Before Deadly Collision - WSJ

Exclusive | FAA Found LaGuardia Air-Traffic Controllers Left Work Early Before Deadly Collision  WSJ

Air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia

The union representing American air traffic controllers has acknowledged allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet crashed at LaGuardia Airport in March, killing two pilots.

By Christopher Reynolds

US air traffic controllers left work early before fatal crash. The FAA wants them fired

The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter. The moves are in keeping with a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on controllers leaving shifts early or abusing sick leave, said the people, who asked to remain anonymous because the informat...

By Bloomberg

U.S. FAA moves to fire two air-traffic controllers who left work early before fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia, source says

The collision involving an Air Canada airplane and a fire truck in March left two pilots dead

By David Shepardson

FAA is pushing to fire LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left before deadly plane collision

The March collision left two pilots dead and at least six other people seriously injured

By Isabel Keane

FAA aims to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left work before fatal Air Canada crash

So-called early shoves are a longstanding, informal practice where supervisors give controllers permission to leave early during slow periods, while still giving them full pay

By Bloomberg News