LaGuardia Runway Crash Claims Two Young Air Canada Pilots

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LaGuardia Runway Crash Claims Two Young Air Canada Pilots
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Two Air Canada Express pilots, Capt. Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther, were killed after their plane collided with a fire truck on a LaGuardia runway while landing from Montreal; 39 others were injured. Investigators say the runway warning system did not activate and that air traffic control cleared the fire vehicle to cross the runway before instructing it to stop, with the aircraft hitting the vehicle at about 100 mph. The NTSB and FAA launched investigations, and both pilots were described as young and early in their careers.

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