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…
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - FAA looking to fire air traffic controllers after deadly March collision: Sources
The FAA is looking to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who went home early the night a plane slammed into a fire truck killing two pilots.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Air traffic controllers left work early before LaGuardia crash: FAA
Both air traffic controllers face termination by the FAA.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Sinkhole at LaGuardia airport to keep runway closed through holiday weekend, delays continue
Crews discovered the sinkhole using ground-penetrating radar during a daily morning inspection of the airfield, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Port Authority to Install Tracker Not Used During Deadly LaGuardia Crash
Federal investigators had said that the lack of a transponder on a fire truck played a role in a deadly collision with an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Deadly LaGuardia crash: Recap of what happened in jet-firetruck collision | Backscroll
NewsNation recaps the events of the March 22 deadly crash at LaGuardia airport, where two pilots died.
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - LaGuardia Crash Tests New Port Authority Leader
Kathryn Garcia, who began leading the agency in February, consoled two injured firefighters and dealt with delays at the three big airports serving New York City.
NPR (Ayana Archie) - An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board said it has concerns about air traffic controllers who work the midnight shift taking on extra work in an airspace as busy as LaGuardia's.
NYTIMES (Christopher Maag) - Flight 8646 to LaGuardia: From Routine Landing to Disaster in 20 Seconds
In the early stages of the investigation into the Air Canada Express crash on Sunday night, a hazy timeline has begun to emerge.