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Vehicle Tracking Devices Being Installed at NYC Area Airports After Plane Collided with Fire Truck
The agency said transponders will add a layer of visibility after investigators found a fire truck lacked one during the LaGuardia collision.
- On Tuesday, the Port Authority announced it will install transponders on rescue vehicles at LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Newark airports, allowing air traffic controllers to pinpoint specific vehicle locations in real time.
- This decision follows a National Transportation Safety Board report on last month's deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia, which found the truck lacked a transponder.
- Although the truck had received tower clearance to cross the runway, the airport's collision detection system failed to alert controllers as the plane struck the fire truck at 104 mph, killing two pilots.
- Port Authority Chief Communications Officer James Allen confirmed the agency is building on a pilot program testing transponders at Newark Liberty International Airport, active since December, expanding capability across regional airports.
- The FAA issued guidance in May 2025 encouraging broader transponder use, while the NTSB investigation into the LaGuardia collision remains ongoing, with a final report expected within 12 to 24 months.
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Transponders to be installed on NY airport ground vehicles after deadly collision
Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region’s three major airports.
Transponders to be installed on NYC-area airport vehicles following deadly collision
Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region's three major airports.
Trackers will be added to emergency vehicles at LaGuardia following deadly March collision
Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region’s three major airports. The trackers will be put on fire trucks and other rescue vehicles, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday. The transponders can provide air traffic controllers with more precise information about the vehicles and their …
Vehicle tracking devices being installed at NYC area airports after plane collided with fire truck
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is putting tracking devices in airport vehicles after an Air Canada Express regional jet landing at LaGuardia Airport last month slammed into a fire truck on the runway, killing two pilots.
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Transponders to be installed on New York area airport ground vehicles following deadly collision
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