Flight Controllers Allegedly Punched Out Early Before Air Canada Plane Crash
The controllers are on leave as investigators examine whether their early departure contributed to the collision that killed both pilots and injured dozens.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two controllers at LaGuardia Airport who allegedly left their shifts about an hour early on the night of a fatal Air Canada collision earlier this year.
- Sources report the pair clocked out roughly an hour before their shift ended, leaving only two colleagues in the tower without backup to handle double the normal traffic load.
- Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on the runway on March 22, killing two pilots and sending more than 40 people to hospital.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated, "We will not tolerate fraud," while the National Air Traffic Controllers Association is "actively discussing these allegations with FAA leadership" to address the matter.
- The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the crash, though the agency's final report and finding of probable cause are not expected for another six months.
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Two LaGuardia air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before deadly crash: Report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that two air traffic controllers left work early before a deadly collision occurred at LaGuardia Airport in March, according to a report that first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. According to the report, the FAA is now moving to fire the pair, who officials found had left about an hour before their shift ended on March 22, sources said. A spokesperson for the National Air Traff…
REVEALED: Two Air Traffic Controllers Left Work Early on Night of Deadly Collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
Two air traffic controllers left work early the night of the deadly collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport earlier this year. The post REVEALED: Two Air Traffic Controllers Left Work Early on Night of Deadly Collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
2 LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early before deadly collision, government source says
Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport left work early on the night of a deadly runway collision in March, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News.
Two controllers reportedly left their positions before the end of their shift during the Air Canada aircraft accident in LaGuardia, the union confirmed.
By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN. Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport left their shifts early the night an Air Canada Express flight collided with an airport fire truck on the runway, according to a source familiar with the accident investigation. The post 2 air traffic controllers left early the night of Air Canada crash with truck at LaGuardia, says source appeared first on KVIA.
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