What We Know About the Plane Crash That Claimed the Lives of 2 Air Canada Pilots

Debris hangs from a damaged Air Canada Express jet that had collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, March 23, 2026. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

Two Air Canada pilots are dead after the jet they were landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collided with a fire truck late on March 22.

The flight operated by Jazz Aviation, the regional branch of Air Canada, was carrying 76 passengers when it landed and struck a fire truck on the runway, resulting in injuries to 41 people.