US EditionTwo Pilots Killed in New York Runway Collision, Trump Deploys ICE to ...
The crash killed two pilots and hospitalized nine others, canceled over 570 flights, while ICE agents were deployed to 14 airports to aid TSA amid staffing shortages, officials said.
- On Monday, March 23, 2026, an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation struck a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing the pilot and first officer.
- A weeks-long budget standoff in U.S. Congress left Transportation Security Administration employees unpaid, fueling absenteeism and worsening delays amid rising fuel costs for airlines and airports.
- Investigators recovered cockpit voice and flight data recorders as over 40 passengers and crew were hospitalized, with nine people seriously injured.
- White House officials deployed ICE agents to 14 airports to ease screening lines, but TSA workers' labour union objected, warning ICE lacked months of airport security training.
- Some 572 flights were canceled at LaGuardia, more than 50% of its daily total, and the crash caused delays at Portland International Jetport and Bangor International Airport as U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy traveled to investigate.
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Pilots killed and dozens injured as jet collides with fire truck on New York runway amid US travel chaos
The strained US air-travel system was stretched even further yesterday after two pilots died in a runway accident that shut New York’s LaGuardia Airport, and US president Donald Trump deployed armed immigration agents to help with hours-long queues that have cropped up at security checkpoints nationwide.
NTSB investigating runway crash that killed 2 and hurt dozens at LaGuardia Airport
Investigators are looking into what caused a runway collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. Both pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured.
Trump official ducks blame after another deadly airline disaster under his watch
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tried to deflect responsibility on Monday after two pilots were killed and dozens more people were injured in a collision at LaGuardia Airport — calling on Congress to increase their funding for air traffic control workers at airports. Duffy was speaking at a news conference with several New York state and New York City leaders discussing the new details revealed around the moments that led to the fatal collis…
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