Flight Controllers Allegedly Punched Out Early Before Air Canada Plane Crash
The controllers are on leave as investigators examine whether their early departure contributed to the collision that killed both pilots and injured dozens.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two controllers at LaGuardia Airport who allegedly left their shifts about an hour early on the night of a fatal Air Canada collision earlier this year.
- Sources report the pair clocked out roughly an hour before their shift ended, leaving only two colleagues in the tower without backup to handle double the normal traffic load.
- Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on the runway on March 22, killing two pilots and sending more than 40 people to hospital.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated, "We will not tolerate fraud," while the National Air Traffic Controllers Association is "actively discussing these allegations with FAA leadership" to address the matter.
- The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the crash, though the agency's final report and finding of probable cause are not expected for another six months.
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Two controllers reportedly left their positions before the end of their shift during the Air Canada aircraft accident in LaGuardia, the union confirmed.
By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN. Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport left their shifts early the night an Air Canada Express flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway, according to a source familiar with the accident investigation. The post 2 air traffic controllers left early the night of Air Canada crash with truck at LaGuardia, says source appeared first on KVIA.
Two air traffic controllers reportedly left their workstation approximately one hour before the end of their shift, on the evening of the accident involving an Air Canada aircraft and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport last March, which would be subject to dismissal procedures.
FAA To Fire Controllers Over Fatal LaGuardia Crash
The New York Times reports: Two air traffic controllers stepped away early from their posts at LaGuardia Airport, potentially leaving the tower short-staffed before a jet collided with a fire truck in March, killing two people, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those controllers are now among a dozen nationwide that the Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire, the people said, as the agency investigates a wide ran…
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