LaGuardia Crash: Second Runway Collision in Months

0:00It's March 24. You're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. A fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport in New York has raised fresh alarms about safety there. An air-Canada regional jet collided on the tarmac Sunday night, killing the 30-year-old co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther. The pilot, Antoine Forrest, survived. This marks the second runway collision at the airport in recent months, following an October incident that injured one person. Investigators from Canada's Transportation Safety Board arrived in New York on Tuesday morning to probe the crash. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board plans a press briefing later today. Officials say it's too early to determine how long the probe will last. Communities are morning Gunther, a 2023 graduate of Cynica Polytechnic's Aviation Program in Toronto. The college posted a memorial, and flags flew at half-staff Monday at the school in Air-Canada headquarters in Montreal. Pilots of flag multiple near misses at LaGuardia in safety reports the NASA over the past year.

1:05Incidents include a close call between a landing plane and a take-off in August, a runway crossing scare in July of last year, and a February brush, with a helicopter. As teams dig deeper into these patterns, aviation experts watch closely for changes in air-traffic control practices to prevent future risks.