Two pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on March 22, closing the airport, authorities have confirmed.
Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said on March 23 that the aircraft, Air Canada Flight 8646 operated by regional partner Jazz Aviation, collided with the Port Authority fire vehicle on Runway 4 during landing at about 11.40 p.m. local time.
