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2026-03-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Air Canada Express plane hits ground vehicle at New York's La Guardia airport, FlightRadar24 says

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 01:13|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1794 views ] Top

1 Air travel in the US appears to be out of control, or am I exaggerating ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-03-23 05:57|| 2026-03-23 05:57|| Front Page Top

2 NYP - Insane lines at NYC airports spark 3-hour wait times as shutdown chaos spurs travel nightmare

Posted by Besoeker 2026-03-23 06:14|| 2026-03-23 06:14|| Front Page Top

3 Im wondering what was the fire engine doing on the runway.

Also the plane was reportly moving at 24 MPH when it struck the fire engine, that was a lot of damage for such low speed, makes me wonder if someone left a one off the speed?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-03-23 06:15|| 2026-03-23 06:15|| Front Page Top

4 Both pilots dead. 41 injured.

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-23 07:28|| 2026-03-23 07:28|| Front Page Top

5 Flying home from vacation today. Hopefully, we won’t hit anything.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-03-23 08:17|| 2026-03-23 08:17|| Front Page Top

6 2 pilots killed after Air Canada jet hits fire truck, forcing New York’s LaGuardia airport to close

An alternative scenario would be a firetruck was used to intercede the Canadian pilots' seizure of the aircraft.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 08:44|| 2026-03-23 08:44|| Front Page Top

7 That damage isn't going to just buff out.

24mph? Really?

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-23 08:48|| 2026-03-23 08:48|| Front Page Top

8 Fire truck was trying to get to a different spot in the airport, using taxi crossings. A controller cleared it to cross, and another yelled "NO".
There's audio.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-23 09:17|| 2026-03-23 09:17|| Front Page Top

9 Moment air traffic controller pleads 'Truck One, stop, stop, stop' before Air Canada jet smashes into emergency vehicle on runway at LaGuardia killing pilot and co-pilot

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 09:55|| 2026-03-23 09:55|| Front Page Top

10 There's a recording of a Frontier Airlines pilot with the tower immediately after. The Frontier plane was lined up behind the Air Canada plane, it happened right in front of them.
"'Yeah, I tried to reach out to them. We were dealing with an emergency, and I messed up,' the controller replied, before the Frontier pilot tries to reassure him, saying: 'No, you did the best you could.'"

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-23 13:10|| 2026-03-23 13:10|| Front Page Top

11 ^7 Yep. More like 60 to me.

Posted by Ulailet+Thud3602 2026-03-23 16:56|| 2026-03-23 16:56|| Front Page Top

12 Pilots were Canadian.

Convert 24 Miles per Hour to Kilometers per Hour

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 17:24|| 2026-03-23 17:24|| Front Page Top

13 According to FlightRadar's tracking frames, the Air Canada jet was going 104.
The fire truck was going 25.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-23 17:42|| 2026-03-23 17:42|| Front Page Top

14 Video of the crash
https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2036122409464635563

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-23 17:50|| 2026-03-23 17:50|| Front Page Top

15 Insta click link of Eds' link

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-03-23 20:43|| 2026-03-23 20:43|| Front Page Top

16 Nothing said about the firemen (Firewomen) surviving the truck crash?

How did they fare?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-03-23 20:48|| 2026-03-23 20:48|| Front Page Top

17 Lived, last I read

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-23 20:51|| 2026-03-23 20:51|| Front Page Top

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