US EditionRunway Reopens at New York's LaGuardia After Fatal Collision
The collision killed two pilots and injured about 40 people, causing a runway closure at one of the nation's busiest airports for several days, officials said.
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that LaGuardia Airport reopened its second runway Thursday morning after infrastructure was "repaired, inspected, and confirmed" to meet Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations.
- Late Sunday, an Air Canada Express jet carrying 76 people from Montreal struck a Port Authority fire truck, killing two pilots and injuring roughly 40 people aboard the aircraft and emergency vehicle.
- As the National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation, Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau offered his "deepest condolences" to families of pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, whose bodies are being repatriated to Canada.
- Travelers continue facing ripple effects from days of closures, with FlightAware reporting more than 300 flights canceled nationwide in the past 24 hours and passengers experiencing extended security lines at Terminal B Thursday.
- Officials are reviewing air traffic control staffing and technological failsafes; NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators are "building a timeline" to determine if the fire truck's lack of a transponder contributed to the collision.
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Runway reopens at New York's LaGuardia after fatal collision
One of two runways that has been closed since Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport after a fatal collision between an Air Canada Express plane and fire truck reopened Thursday ahead of schedule, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said.
New York, 26 Mar (EFE).- New York's LaGuardia Airport, where on Sunday an accident occurred in which two pilots died, is operating at full capacity after the runway on which a plane crashed into a fire truck, was reopened on Thursday. The runway was again used on Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., after the wreckage of the Air Canada airline ship was removed on Wednesday and certain repairs were completed, due to the accident, which also left 40 injured. …
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