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Pilots Flagged Near Misses Before LaGuardia Crash

'Please do something,' one reportedly told aviation reporting system

(Newser) - Warnings about safety at New York's LaGuardia Airport were stacking up well before Sunday's deadly runway crash that killed two pilots and injured 41 others. Anonymous reports filed to NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System over the past year describe controllers "pushing the line" amid intense traffic...

Passengers Braced for Impact Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash

'Huge noise' as pilot braked hard, then 'everybody's screaming'

(Newser) - Passengers on an Air Canada flight into New York say the warning signs came before the impact. The Montreal-to-LaGuardia trip was routine until a choppy descent, followed by what one passenger described as a "grinding" sound as the pilot braked hard moments before the jet hit a Port Authority...

Controllers Were Handling Odor Issue Before LaGuardia Crash

Audio suggests controllers were juggling a separate United jet emergency beforehand

(Newser) - Just before an Air Canada jet hit a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night, air traffic controllers in the tower were busy managing a separate emergency involving a different plane , newly reviewed audio suggests. The collision killed both Air Canada pilots and shut down the airport for hours....

NTSB: Long TSA Lines Delayed LaGuardia Crash Investigators

Homendy says she drove from DC to the airport

(Newser) - Federal investigators said Monday night that the federal government shutdown has already complicated their probe of a fatal collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said long security lines at other airports held up...

LaGuardia Controller: 'I Messed Up'
LaGuardia Controller:
'I Messed Up'
Mar 23, 2026 10:53 AM CDT

LaGuardia Controller: 'I Messed Up'

Audio captures frantic warnings before fatal crash between jet and firetruck

(Newser) - The federal investigation into Sunday night's fatal collision between a jet and a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport will take a while to unfold, but investigators will surely be interested in newly released audio capturing the moments before and after the crash. "I messed up," a controller says...

Flight Attendant Was Ejected in Her Seat in LaGuardia Crash

Surviving crew member among 41 hospitalized after LaGuardia collision

(Newser) - One Air Canada flight attendant survived a runway collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport despite being hurled from the aircraft while still strapped into her jumpseat, reports the New York Post . The woman is described as badly injured but is expected to survive, sources tell PYOK . The jet, arriving...

Pilots Killed, Dozens Injured in LaGuardia Plane Collision

Busy airport will remain closed until Monday afternoon

(Newser) - A late-night landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport ended in disaster Sunday when an Air Canada Express flight struck a Port Authority fire truck on the runway, killing the two pilots and sending more than 40 people to hospitals, officials said. The Jazz Aviation-operated plane from Montreal was nearing...

Wing Clips Runway as Delta Flight Lands in New York

But no one was injured in the airline's latest mishap

(Newser) - The latest aviation incident in the US fortunately caused no injuries: A Delta Air Lines plane that took off from Jacksonville, Florida, clipped one of its wings on the runway as it landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport Sunday night, the Federal Aviation Administration says. An FAA spokesperson says...

Plane Departing One NYC Airport Swiftly Lands at Another

Apparent bird strike forces American Airlines jet from LGA to make emergency landing at JFK

(Newser) - Anyone who's ever taken off from New York City's LaGuardia Airport knows how close to the water the runways are—and the birds that hang around that water and occasionally pose a threat to planes . Passengers on American Airlines Flight 1722 found that out the hard way on...

TSA: Man Blamed This 'Loaded Diaper' on His Girlfriend

Agency says man was cited at NYC's LaGuardia airport after 17 bullets found in disposable diaper

(Newser) - It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think. Security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper Wednesday at New York's LaGuardia Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said. Officers pulled the otherwise clean diaper from a passenger's carry-on bag after it triggered an...

Woman Says She Was Banned From Flight After Using 'Teacher Voice'

She says American Airlines manager didn't like her tone

(Newser) - Kyleema Norman, a deputy superintendent at the New York City Department of Education, says she used her "teacher voice" to speak to airline staffers about a delay—and ended up getting barred from her American Airlines flight because a staffer didn't like her tone. Norman tells the New ...

Viral Post About $27 Airport Beer Spurs Big Changes

NYC transportation authority is cracking down on food, drink prices at area airports after complaint

(Newser) - Almost $28 for a 23-ounce glass of Sam Adams summer ale? If that seems pricey, you're not the only one who thinks so. But that's how much it was on the menu at an eatery in New York City's LaGuardia Airport when Cooper Lund was waiting for...

Passenger Who Slid Out of Moving Plane Explains

'I have panic attacks,' says man on Delta flight

(Newser) - The passenger who allegedly slid out of a moving Delta Air Lines plane via the emergency exit slide explained his side of the story at an arraignment hearing Tuesday. Antonio Murdock, 31, said he was afraid he would lose control if he didn't get off the Atlanta-bound flight Monday,...

FAA Has to Halt Flights Into LaGuardia Over Shutdown
Today Is Not a Good Day to Fly
Jan 25, 2019 11:05 AM CST

Today Is Not a Good Day to Fly

Flights halted at LaGuardia, delayed elsewhere Friday amid government shutdown

(Newser) - The government shutdown is now wreaking more havoc than ever on airports , with the FAA temporarily halting flights into New York's LaGuardia Friday morning. The agency cited a shortage of air traffic controllers for the disruption as well as for flight delays of an hour or more at several...

This Holiday Season, Avoid These Airports

Here's looking at you, LaGuardia

(Newser) - 'Tis the season for last-minute shopping, drunk uncles, never-ending Christmas carols, oh, and the stress of travel. With 46 million Americans heading home for the holidays, it's a safe bet that some of them will run into canceled flights, but the Washington Post runs down a list of...

Trump's Private Jet Hit in Airport Parking Accident

Nobody was injured in LaGuardia accident

(Newser) - President Trump has often criticized New York City's LaGuardia Airport, and he might like it even less after a minor accident involving his iconic private jet Wednesday. In what the AP describes as a "fender bender," a corporate jet trying to park at the airport after arriving...

Mother of Fetus Found in Plane Toilet Identified

18-year-old from Brooklyn may have had 'botched abortion,' per law enforcement officials

(Newser) - More details are emerging after the gruesome find this week of a fetus in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Law enforcement officials tell the New York Post that the mother has been identified as an 18-year-old Brooklyn teen who rushed into the...

Miracle on the Hudson Legacy: 70K Dead Birds

NYC airports kill the birds that were blamed for crash, with little evidence skies are safer

(Newser) - Birds took the blame for bringing down the jetliner that "Sully" Sullenberger landed on the Hudson River eight years ago this weekend. They have been paying for it with their lives ever since. An AP analysis of bird-killing programs at the New York City area's three major airports...

Pence Fine After Plane Slides Off Runway

No injuries reported at LaGuardia

(Newser) - Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off a runway during a rainstorm at New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday, tearing up two tracks of concrete before coming to rest on a patch of grass. Pence told reporters that no one had been injured, reports the AP . "We can see...

TSA Officer Accused of Molesting Passenger

Police say he lured her into a bathroom at LaGuardia

(Newser) - A Transportation Security Administration officer has been arrested after police say he molested a female passenger after luring her into a bathroom at LaGuardia Airport. A Port Authority police spokesman says 40-year-old Maxie Oquendo was arrested last night. Prosecutors say Oquendo approached the 21-year-old woman on Tuesday as she was...

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