Pilots' Homecoming: Lessons from LaGuardia Tragedy

0:00The bodies of two young air-Canada pilots killed in a runway crash at LaGuardia Airport have returned home to Canada. First officer Mackenzie Gunther, 24, and Captain Antoine Forrest, 30, from Jazz Aviation, died Sunday when their plane struck a fire truck. Right after landing, Thursday afternoon brought somber homecomings. Fellow pilots carried Gunther's casket off a plane in Ottawa. Forrest's body then flew on to Montreal, where hundreds of aviators lined up in the rain outside air-Canada headquarters to honor him as the procession, passed after dark. The aviation world is grieving hard. Union leaders call it a heartbreaking loss for the tight-knit pilot community and promise a deep investigation to stop future tragedies. Forrest's hometown southwest of Montreal has rallied with waves of support for his family. Roughly 40 people suffered injuries, from firefighters to a flight attendant thrown onto the tarmac, but most are now out of hospitals. LaGuardia's key runway reopened around 10 a.m., Thursday easing some delays at the nation's busiest airport plagued by cancellations.

1:06Airline crews are securing the damaged plane in a hangar and reuniting passengers with their bags. With lessons from this incident already underway, the focus stays on safer skies for everyone. Canada News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters.