70 Mach 1
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Emmmi right couch and dan.
Plane wreck at LaGuardia. This is what happens when dRump puts ice agents at airports
JDs Couch
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No, but it's what happens when Trump and Elon gut Air Traffic Controllers...
Feb 17, 2025 10:48 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees...
70 Mach 1
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this wreck had nothing to do with ATC. a stray fire truck was in the wrong place at the wrong time
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Robostyle
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Trump must have been driving the fire truck, it's all his fault.
JDs Couch
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Wrong again...
"'I messed up,' controller on air traffic audio says after Flight AC8646 crashes into firefighting vehicle..."
70 Mach 1
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Fire truck cleared to cross runway
Garcia said the fire truck was responding to a separate United Airlines UAL.O aircraft that had “reported an issue with odor.” United, along with unions representing U.S. air traffic controllers and Air Canada pilots, declined to comment.Minutes earlier, air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net indicated that a United flight had declared an emergency due to an odor onboard. Controllers advised the crew that fire trucks were already on site.
Cancelled flights are displayed on a screen at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images
A later transmission captured a fire truck being cleared to cross Runway 4 at taxiway ‘Delta’, where the collision occurred.
Moments later, according to the ATC audio, a controller can be heard saying: “Stop, stop, stop, truck 1 stop, truck 1, stop.”
The aircraft struck the fire vehicle at a speed of about 24 miles per hour (39 kph), according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24, which last recorded data at 11:37 p.m. ET (0337 GMT).
Photos taken by Reuters after the accident showed visible damage to the nose of the plane, which was tilted upward.
Two unnamed passengers told ABC affiliate WABC of the shock on board, with one describing a friend suffering a broken nose and travelers hitting their heads on the seats ahead.
Global Aerospace leads the airline’s all-risks cover for the Air Canada regional aircraft that was damaged, three senior aviation market sources said.
Those sources said Marsh is the broker for the cover. One of the sources said the aircraft’s insured hull value was around $10 million.
JDs Couch
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So they cleared the truck to pass and then said "stop" when it was too late to avoid a collision.Fire truck cleared to cross runway
Garcia said the fire truck was responding to a separate United Airlines UAL.O aircraft that had “reported an issue with odor.” United, along with unions representing U.S. air traffic controllers and Air Canada pilots, declined to comment.
Minutes earlier, air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net indicated that a United flight had declared an emergency due to an odor onboard. Controllers advised the crew that fire trucks were already on site.
Cancelled flights are displayed on a screen at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images
A later transmission captured a fire truck being cleared to cross Runway 4 at taxiway ‘Delta’, where the collision occurred.
Moments later, according to the ATC audio, a controller can be heard saying: “Stop, stop, stop, truck 1 stop, truck 1, stop.”
The aircraft struck the fire vehicle at a speed of about 24 miles per hour (39 kph), according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24, which last recorded data at 11:37 p.m. ET (0337 GMT).
Photos taken by Reuters after the accident showed visible damage to the nose of the plane, which was tilted upward.
Two unnamed passengers told ABC affiliate WABC of the shock on board, with one describing a friend suffering a broken nose and travelers hitting their heads on the seats ahead.
Global Aerospace leads the airline’s all-risks cover for the Air Canada regional aircraft that was damaged, three senior aviation market sources said.
Those sources said Marsh is the broker for the cover. One of the sources said the aircraft’s insured hull value was around $10 million.
Meaning that yes, ATC is at fault and so is Trump for gutting their staff.
70 Mach 1
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dudette the truck didn't stop or even look. whos not going to cross a runaway and not look in both directions first even with a clear call.
Mr fireman didn't see headlight lights or hear a jet decelerating? jheez really its on ATC. Its on dRump? WTF dudetee
i cross RR tracks every day and even with a green i slow down and look both ways.
i do the same crossing large intersections as well
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Robostyle
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Wait........so now it wasn't trump's fault?
70 Mach 1
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fuck yea
JDs Couch
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Yes, it was because Trump gutted ATC staff. This worker was probably exhausted and overworked.
70 Mach 1
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70 Mach 1
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that is something of which you know very little about
311boogieman
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Desperate times = Desperate posts
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Robostyle
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Findthetone1
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You've clearly never "farmed" 2 acres. It's "New Zealand" acres, so that makes it extra tiring.
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fantom
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A quick search shows La Guardia ATCs work 60 hours a week... Pretty sure the NTSB, if it isn't compromised, will tie this back to ATC shortages just like the helicopter in DC.
But, hey, we saved some tax dollars for the billionaire tax cuts.
Floyd Eye
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And which alt are you ?
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fantom
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Rig(ht)-talk classic. Ignore the evidence and ad hominem.
Floyd Eye
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Nice deflection.
