Two pilots killed in runway collision

A catastrophic ground collision at LaGuardia Airport has left two pilots dead and dozens injured, sending shockwaves through the aviation community. Late Sunday night, March 22, 2026, an Air Canada Express flight arriving from Montreal collided with a Port Authority fire truck that was responding to a separate emergency on the runway. The crash, which occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m., has forced a complete shutdown of one of the nation’s busiest airports as federal investigators pick through the wreckage.