Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash
The memorial honors Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther after a runway collision injured more than 40 people, according to investigators.
- The Montreal airport authority installed a permanent memorial at Jacques-de-Lesseps Park to honor Air Canada pilots Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther, who died in a March 22, 2026, runway collision at LaGuardia Airport.
- Forest and Gunther died when their aircraft collided with a fire truck crossing the runway in New York City, an accident where more than 40 others sustained injuries, including two firefighters.
- A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report cited overworked air traffic controllers and a lack of transponders on ground vehicles, while the truck operator reported hearing an unidentified "Stop" command.
- Aviation enthusiasts spontaneously gathered at the park to lay tributes after the crash, prompting ADM spokesperson Émilie Chevrette to say, "ADM therefore decided to create this permanent memorial to honour these two young men."
- One American passenger thanked the pilots for saving lives during the emergency, describing the pair as "Brave young men" following the fatal runway crash.
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Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash - OHS Canada Magazine
A memorial to Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther is seen in Jacques-de-Lesseps park, which is owned by the operator of the Montreal airport, Aeroports de Montreal, in an undated handout photo. Gunther, 24, and Forest, 30, died when their Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck after landing at the New York City airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout – Aeroports de Montreal (Mandatory Credit) Montreal’s airport authority has installed a memori…
Montreal airport sets up memorial for Air Canada pilots killed in LaGuardia crash - Montreal
Aéroports de Montréal spokesperson Émilie Chevrette says the park where the memorial now sits was where aviation enthusiasts gathered to lay flowers and tributes after the crash.
The pilots lost their lives when their aircraft collided with a fire truck crossing the runway.
The Montreal Airport Authority has erected a memorial in tribute to the two Air Canada pilots who lost their lives in a collision on the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York last month.
MONTREAL — The Montreal Airport Authority erected a memorial to honour the two Air Canada pilots who lost their lives in a collision on the LaGuardia Airport runway in New York last month. The memorial, located in the Jacques-de-Lesseps aircraft observation park, indicates that Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther lost their [...]
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