YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - REPORT: 2 air traffic controllers left early night of deadly LaGuardia plane crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving to fire two air traffic controllers who left their shifts early on the night of the deadly March 22 runway collision at LaGuardia Airport, according to various reporting. The incident occurred just before midnight when an incoming Air Canada Express flight collided with a Port Authority fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots and injuring nearly 40 people. Investigators revealed that the early departures left the tower severely understaffed, forcing a single controller to dangerously combine both air and ground traffic control duties while the only other controller on duty was distracted by a separate aircraft emergency. Government sources to The Wall Street Journal and other…
NYTIMES (Karoun Demirjian) - On Night of Deadly Air Canada Crash, Two LaGuardia Controllers Left Early
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire the two workers at LaGuardia Airport, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Air traffic controllers left work early before LaGuardia crash: FAA
Both air traffic controllers face termination by the FAA.
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - BREAKING: PA police helicopter, small plane collide midair near airport
We are learning more this Wednesday evening after reports that a Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter collided in midair in Pennsylvania. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that a Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter crashed into each other in midair near Carlisle on Wednesday. The agency said two people were on the helicopter according to reporting from our partners at FOX 29 Philadelphia.
HUFFPOST - 2 Planes With The Same Flight Number Avoid Possible Disaster Thanks To Quick-Thinking Controller
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number.
AI:A vigilant air traffic controller in Phoenix successfully averted a mid-air catastrophe when he identified that two separate American Airlines aircraft were attempting to occupy the same airspace using identical flight numbers. This breakdown in operational protocol nearly resulted in a direct collision between the two jets, highlighting ongoing systemic failures and lack of oversight within modern aviation management.Open
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Firefighting helicopters collide mid-air
While battling a raging wildfire near Athens two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air killing the two crew members on board.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Firefighting Helicopters Collide Mid-Air, Killing Two Pilots, In Horrifying Video
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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - NTSB finds bird strike most likely caused deadly Hudson River helicopter crash
A bird strike, likely involving multiple geese, brought down a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River in April 2025, killing a Spanish family of five and their pilot, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report released this week. The Bell 206L-4 helicopter, operated by New York Helicopter Charter Inc., broke apart in midair […] The post NTSB finds bird strike most likely caused deadly Hudson River helicopter crash appeared first on American Almanac .
A bird strike, likely involving multiple geese, brought down a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River in April 2025, killing a Spanish family of five and their pilot, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report released this week. The Bell 206L-4 helicopter, operated by New York Helicopter Charter Inc., broke apart in midair roughly 17 minutes after lifting off from lower Manhattan on the afternoon of April 10, 2025. It fell into the Hudson River near the New Jersey shoreline. No one survived. The NTSB's findings bring a measure of clarity to a crash that devastated a vacationing family and raised fresh questions about the safety of tour helicopter operations over one of the most congested airspaces in the…Open
HUFFPOST - Horrifying Footage Shows 2 Navy Jets Crashing Mid-Air As Spectators Watch
Officials say all four crew members ejected safely.