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Pilot and co-pilot killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New York
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“After” seems like the wrong preposition in the headline. Feels like “killed in” or “died after” would be less confusing. Anyway, sad for the people involved.
After the collision, the wounded passengers murdered the pilots for their mistakes. I don't know why that's so ambiguous.
The Air Canada pilots were not at fault.
The air traffic controller directed a firetruck across the runway while the plane was landing.
La Guardia is the most feared airport worldwide by pilots, they function far beyond the capacity it was designed for.
I've heard it being described as an aircraft carrier due to how tight the runways are.
The pilot and copilot died because the single ATC controller was overwhelmed trying to handle two frequencies and an emergency with another plane on the ground. ATC accidentally cleared the fire truck to cross the runway where the plane was landing.
Here's audio from all of that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbm-QJAAzNY
You can hear ATC desperately trying to stop the truck.
The dead pilot and copilot did nothing wrong, certainly not from the initial information we have so far.
I can understand trying to be funny, but I really don't see the humour here. Seems in very very poor taste to me.
CANADIAN TERRORIST ATTACK.
Well they could have been alive for a little while and suffered before dying. Then they would have died after the collision. Is that better for you?