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LaGuardia Airport Collision Investigation Focuses on Fire Truck Transponder Failure
WorldAPBBCwsj+9times-ukirozhlastvn24digi24forbesThe Independentnational-postjutarnji-list+1 more16h ago12 sources

LaGuardia Airport Collision Investigation Focuses on Fire Truck Transponder Failure

An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on a runway at LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring dozens. Investigations into the fatal crash are now focusing on the fire truck's lack of a transponder, which would have shown its location to the control tower and activated a runway warning system.

Officials Downplay Air Traffic Controller Distraction in Deadly LaGuardia Plane Crash
TechnologyNPRSCMPthe-journal2h ago3 sources

Officials Downplay Air Traffic Controller Distraction in Deadly LaGuardia Plane Crash

US officials have downplayed speculation that distracted air traffic controllers contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, where two pilots were killed. This comes as concerns are raised about a technical system failure that reportedly failed to alert controllers to the imminent crash.