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Demands on air traffic controllers in the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
The collision killed two pilots and injured 41 people, highlighting staffing shortages and systemic strains on air traffic control at LaGuardia Airport.
- On Sunday, March 22, an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots and injuring over 40 people; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the failure of multiple safety systems.
- NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said "the ASDE-X system did not alert" before the crash, even though a controller had cleared the fire truck to cross the runway 20 seconds prior. The system struggled to predict the collision.
- Homendy noted the fire truck lacked a transponder to relay its movements to the Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X . Investigators are verifying if runway status lights, which should have flashed red to warn the driver, were functional during landing.
- Before the crash, a pilot reported to NASA that communication at LaGuardia was "in disarray," and Homendy confirmed investigators are reviewing cockpit voice recordings to determine which controller in the tower authorized the truck's fatal crossing.
- The NTSB expects to release a preliminary report within 30 days, while a final analysis detailing the probable cause and contributing factors will follow in 12 to 24 months, assessing both human actions and existing technology.
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Following this week's deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York, concerns have resurfaced about how much workload a single air traffic controller can handle.
What to Know About the Deadly LaGuardia Plane Crash
An Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided on the runway at LaGuardia Airport on March 22. Air traffic control audio and surveillance footage reveal the critical moments leading up to the deadly collision. ...
·New York, United States
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Investigators looking into why a runway safety system didn't send an alert before fatal LaGuardia crash
Investigators continue to probe for answers in Sunday's deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport, as officials examine why a runway safety system failed to issue an alert before a Port Authority fire truck crashed into a landing passenger airplane
·United States
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