LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early on night of deadly Air Canada jet and fire truck collision: report
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- The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two controllers who left work about an hour before their shifts ended on March 22 -- the date of the deadly collision.S1
- The March collision left two pilots dead and at least six other people seriously injuredS2
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LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early on night of deadly Air Canada jet and fire truck collision: report
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two controllers who left work about an hour before their shifts ended on March 22 -- the date of the deadly collision.
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FAA aims to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left work before fatal Air Canada crash
So-called early shoves are a longstanding, informal practice where supervisors give controllers permission to leave early during slow periods, while still giving them full pay
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FAA is pushing to fire LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left before deadly plane collision
The March collision left two pilots dead and at least six other people seriously injured
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LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early on night of deadly Air Canada jet and fire truck collision: report
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Published Aug 27, 2026
What to know
- The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two controllers who left work about an hour before their shifts ended on March 22 -- the date of the deadly collision.S1
- The March collision left two pilots dead and at least six other people seriously injuredS2
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