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US Aviation Authority Laments Death of Two Pilots in LaGuardia: "They Were Young"
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Bryan Bedford, lamented the death this Monday of two pilots "young, at the start of their careers" in the accident of an Air Canada plane that collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York. EFE […]
TL;DR
- Two pilots died in an Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport after colliding with a fire truck.
- The accident occurred on Sunday at 11:45 PM local time during rainy, foggy conditions.
- The flight, Air Canada Express flight 8646 from Montreal, had 76 people on board.
- Approximately 40 people were injured and sent to the hospital, with most already discharged.
- The fire truck was responding to an aborted takeoff incident involving a United Airlines flight.
- LaGuardia Airport has reopened but is operating at reduced capacity.
- New York City and State officials have offered support to the victims' families.