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Title: Air Canada cockpit audio reveals mistakes that led to fatal LaGuardia collision
Link: Original article on independent.co.uk
Region: CA
Topics: laguardia; air; audio; mistakes; runway; collision; fatal; 8646; stop; plane; united; pilot; cockpit; cross; truck; controller; flight; canada; led; reveals; Aircraft pilot; Flight International; LaGuardia Airport; Cockpit; National Transportation Safety Board; Jazz Aviation; Air Canada Express; Air traffic control; Runway; First officer (aviation); Fatigue (material); Bombardier CRJ700 series; Asphalt concrete; Taxiway; Transponder; Fire engine; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Jet airliner; Surveillance
Datetime: 3/25/2026, 11:11:08 AM
Summary: Instructions relayed to the vehicle to “stop, stop, stop” – heard on real-time audio from the tower previously-released by LiveATC.com – went unacknowledged, leading to the deadly collision at approximately 11.40 p.m.Officials said it was common practise to have two controllers working the night shift and said LaGuardia has a surveillance system in place to track the movement of planes and vehicles across its site. Here’s a timeline of precisely how the disaster unfolded:10.12 p.m.: Air Canada Express Flight 8646, operated by Jazz Aviation, leaves Montreal–Trudeau International Airport, two hours and 13 minutes late. 11.20:48 p.m.: “We have an odor on the plane as well here at this time,” the United pilot reports. 11.37:05 p.m.: “Truck 1 and company cross 4 at Delta,” the controller says, authorizing the truck and other emergency vehicles to cross Runway 4. Stop Truck 1....

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