Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2h ago
“Experts attributed the outcome to both the quick braking of the #pilots — who flew for #AirCanada Express carrier #JazzAviation — and the fact the #firetruck absorbed some of the kinetic energy that would have rippled through the 36-metre-long airliner.” www.thestar.com/business/a-m...

A ‘miracle’ more weren’t kille...
A 'miracle' more weren't killed in Air Canada plane crash, expert says

MONTREAL - As experts assess the aftermath of a fatal Air Canada Express plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, some have expressed surprise the tragedy wasn't far worse.

Toronto Star
CBC North1d ago
Property taxes going down more than 2% this year in Dawson City
The Yukon community's municipal budget this year also includes a $12.3-million dollar capital expenditure program, the bulk of which will go toward water and sewage upgrades. The capital budget also includes the purchase of a new fire truck.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/reservoirs-decreased-property-taxes-and-a-firetruck-dawson-city-releases-2026-budget-9.7143977?cmp=rss
Pat9725d ago

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#LaGuardia #AirTraffic #AirTrafficController #AirCanada #AirCanadaExpress #crash #DeadlyCrash #Firetruck
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CBC Montreal5d ago
Air Canada passengers recount moment of deadly collision on LaGuardia runway
Air Canada passengers who were aboard Flight 8646 when the CRJ-900 aircraft struck a fire truck upon landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening say the collision was sudden and forceful, and they may owe their lives to the pilots who died in the incident.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/air-canada-fire-truck-crash-passenger-witness-accounts-9.7139519?cmp=rss
CBC World5d ago

The moment a plane smashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport | About That
Air Canada Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. Andrew Chang breaks down what we know about the crash from air traffic control audio and insight from aviation experts.

Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7139424?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories5d ago
IN PHOTOS | Scenes from deadly LaGuardia crash
Two pilots have died and dozens were injured following a collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia airport in Queens, N.Y., late Sunday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-photos-scenes-from-deadly-laguardia-crash-9.7138273?cmp=rss
News Beep5d ago

2 pilots dead, dozens injured after Air Canada plane collides with fire truck at NYC’s LaGuardia Airport

New York’s LaGuardia airport reopened at 2 p.m. ET with a single runway on Monday after an Air…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #AirCanada #AirCanadaExpress #airtrafficcontroller #FireTruck #Headlines #KathrynGarcia #LaGuardiaAirport #mondaymorning #NationalTransportationSafetyBoard #NewYork #PortAuthorityofNewYork #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/448706/

Yehuda TurtleIsland.social5d ago
Ouch!
Deadly plane-fire truck accident last night at LaGuardia
#AirTravel #Airport #FireTruck
CBC Montreal6d ago
What we know about the deadly collision between Air Canada plane and fire truck
Flight AC8646, which took off from Montreal Sunday night, collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport, severely damaging the front of the plane. Two pilots are dead and dozens of passengers have been taken to hospital. In an audio recording from air traffic control communications, controllers are heard ordering the vehicle to stop repeatedly right b...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7138405?cmp=rss
Global News National6d ago
2 Air Canada pilots dead after flight from Montreal crashes at LaGuardia Airport
Two Air Canada pilots are dead after their flight originating from Montreal collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday night.
#Canada #AirCanada #LaGuardiaAirport #PlaneCrash
https://globalnews.ca/news/11741825/air-canada-crash-laguardia-new-york-montreal/