An air traffic controller admitted to making a grave error, stating, “I messed up,” after clearing a fire truck onto a runway and then desperately trying to stop it. Moments later, it collided with an Air Canada jet at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. This terrifying incident led to the deaths of two pilots and injured dozens of passengers, sending shockwaves through the air travel community.
The Air Canada Flight was coming in for a landing when it struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle. The director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed at a press conference that the pilot and first officer were killed in the collision. Capt. Jason Ambrosi, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, said, calling “the loss of our two fellow crewmembers onboard Flight 8646 … a profound tragedy.”
