US EditionNTSB Holds Briefing on Deadly LaGuardia Crash
The collision killed two pilots and hospitalized 40 people; TSA staffing shortages amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown delayed the NTSB investigation by hours, officials said.
- NTSB is investigating an overnight crash involving an Air Canada plane and an emergency vehicle, where two pilots were killed, at LaGuardia Airport.
- Transportation Security Administration staffing levels are low, with Federal officials saying officers have worked without pay since Feb. 14, causing delays.
- New data shows absenteeism rates reached 11.5%, with 42.4% of TSA officers calling out at Bush Intercontinental Airport and 47.4% at Hobby Airport.
- Homendy said it has been a "really big challenge to get the entire team here" as the agency has struggled to assemble investigators due to long security lines.
- With one person waiting hours for screening in Houston, travelers across the country face long lines due to TSA staff shortages, affecting airport operations nationwide.
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24heures.caLong wait times at the security checks slowed the investigators' response to the fatal Air Canada Express accident.
NTSB Chair says investigators are considering multiple possible failures in LaGuardia collision
The fire truck was reportedly in the runway area responding to an incident on another flight and had been given clearance from air traffic control to cross that runway.
‘Multiple failures’ likely to blame for deadly LaGuardia crash, NTSB chief investigator confirms
National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday it often takes "multiple failures" for a tragedy like the deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport to unfold -- as she vowed a swift probe.
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St Catharines StandardNational Transportation Safety Board chairwoman describes chaotic scene on tarmac: ‘A lot of debris’
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy spoke with reporters Monday night, saying they still had a lot of data to verify — including how air traffic control was staffed and the backgrounds of the pilots as well as the status of the…
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