Air Canada Express Crash: Tributes for Co-Pilot Mackenzie Gunther

0:00An air-Canada express flight from Montreal, collided with a fire truck on the runway and New York's La Guardia Airport Sunday night. The co-pilot has been identified as McKinsey Gunther, a recent graduate of Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto. Gunther completed his honors Bachelor of Aviation Technology program in 2023 and joined Jazz Aviation right away, serving as first, officer on that route to New York. Meanwhile, flags at the college will fly at half mass Tuesday to remember him. They were already lowered outside air-Canada headquarters in Montreal on Monday. The pilot was 30-year-old Antoine Forrest from Cotto-Doulac, Quebec. Tributes like these show the tight-knit aviation community pulling together after such a close call on the tarmac. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news.