RT by @SpaethFlies: Air Canada CRJ-900 has collided with a fire truck while landing at La Guardia Airport.
The plane, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck a Port Authority vehicle that was responding a separate incident around 11:40 p.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Two sources familiar with the matter said the pilot and copilot on board the passenger plane were badly injured in the late-night collision.
A Port Authority Police Department sergeant and officer had broken limbs and were stabilized at a hospital, they said.
No other major injuries have been reported, the sources said.
The plane was nearing the end of its landing, rolling at about 30 mph, when collision took place, the sources said.
2026-03-24
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RT by @SpaethFlies: UPDATE: Analysis of tower audio and map of the airport indicates the aircraft was showing a speed of 114kts or 131mph.
JAZZ646 (yellow line) was cleared to land on Runway 4. Truck 1 & Company (green line) requested to cross RW 4 and was authorized to cross by the tower at taxiway D (red circle). Tower then attempts to call Truck 1 and tells them to stop multiple times.
The silences and unrelated traffic has been trimmed from this audio, provided by @liveatc.
2026-03-24
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RT by @SpaethFlies: ATC controller who cleared Firetruck to cross RWY4 at LGA in front of a landing CRJ admits "“I messed up” on ATC recording shortly after the accident. Gut-renching stuff.
2026-03-24
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NEWS This big for @embraer with @Finnair ordering 18 E195-E2 for delivery from second half of 2027, plus 16 options. Aircraft will be operated by #finnair regional subsidiary Norra #avgeek
2026-03-24
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RT by @SpaethFlies: The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck onto the runway. Seconds later, the same controller screamed “stop, stop, stop.” The plane was doing 93 to 105 mph.
Both pilots are dead.
Everyone will frame this as controller error. One controller was simultaneously managing a United flight that aborted takeoff after an anti-ice warning, dispatching a fire truck across an active runway, and sequencing an inbound Air Canada landing at highway speed. At 11:40 PM. On a mandatory overtime shift at a facility that has been understaffed for years.
A system that assigns one person that workload will produce exactly this outcome. The only variable is when.
The FAA is short approximately 3,000 controllers. The headcount dropped 13% from 2010 to 2024 while flight volume rose 10%. Over 40% of the FAA’s 290 terminal facilities are understaffed. The New York TRACON, which manages the most congested airspace in America across LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark, has been chronically below target. Newark was operating at 59% of its staffing goal. LaGuardia handles 900 flights a day.
The hiring pipeline is broken at every stage. Only 2% of applicants complete the full process. Training takes up to 6 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is a bottleneck, with roughly 35% of trainees washing out. Congress blocked legislation to build a second academy. In one recent hiring cycle, the FAA brought on 1,512 candidates and lost 1,300 in the same window. Net gain: around 160 controllers for an entire country.
Three things need to happen and everyone who can make them happen has known for years.
Congress needs to fund and authorize a second FAA training academy. One facility in Oklahoma City cannot produce enough controllers for 900 million annual passengers. Members of Congress from Oklahoma have actively blocked this. That needs to end yesterday.
The FAA needs to cut certification time. Six years from application to fully certified controller is absurd. The agency’s own data shows tower simulators reduce certification time by 27%. They’ve installed them at 95 facilities. That should be every facility, and the simulated hours should count toward more of the certification requirement.
The FAA needs to stop plugging staffing gaps with mandatory overtime. Controllers at understaffed facilities are working six-day weeks rotating between morning, mid, and night shifts. The NTSB has flagged fatigue repeatedly. The controller last night was managing overlapping emergencies during a nighttime operation. Overtime is not a staffing plan. It’s a countdown to the next runway collision.
The controller said “I messed up” to a Frontier pilot who watched the whole thing. The pilot responded “No man, you did the best you could.”
One of them is right. The answer determines whether this happens again.
2026-03-24
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Audio captured the moment an incredibly calm air traffic controller prevented a potentially catastrophic plane crash at Newark Airport. The frightening near-miss unfolded just days before an Air Canada passenger plane smashed into a rescue truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
2026-03-24
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RT by @SpaethFlies: An Emirates Airbus A380 and a Saudia Airbus A321 were damaged while parked at Dubai International Airport during Iran’s attacks early in the conflict, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The incidents at Dubai’s main airport underscore the vulnerability of major aviation hubs in the region, even as commercial flights continue to operate.
Despite these threats, Emirati airlines have been rapidly restoring schedules. Over the past two weeks, Emirates has operated around 300 flights daily, roughly 60% of its pre-war capacity, while Etihad, Flydubai and AirArabia together have flown more than 11,000 trips since the conflict began.
To mitigate risks, the UAE has introduced specific flight corridors, primed air-traffic controllers for rapid diversions, and deployed jet fighters to shield aircraft from drones. Moments before an Iranian drone struck a fuel tank over Dubai International, an Emirates flight to Beijing had just departed. The blast forced other approaching planes to divert, but operations resumed by midday.
2026-03-23
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USS Boxer The Second Amphibious Assault Ship Now Heading To Middle East
With two Amphibious Ready Groups heading to the Middle East, there is increasing speculation that the U.S. will try to seize Iran's strategic Kharg Island.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/uss-boxer-the-second-amphibious-assault-ship-now-heading-to-middle-east
2026-03-21
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Former CENTCOM Commander On What U.S. Boots On The Ground In Iran Could Entail
Joseph Votel offers insights on securing Iran's uranium, seizing Kharg Island, dwindling stocks of missile interceptors, and how long Epic Fury will last.
Exclusive:
https://www.twz.com/news-features/former-centcom-commander-on-what-u-s-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran-could-entail
2026-03-21
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Ukraine’s Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Spotted Operating Over The Country
After keeping a very low profile, a video has emerged apparently showing a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft over Ukraine.
https://www.twz.com/air/ukraines-saab-340-airborne-early-warning-radar-plane-spotted-operating-over-the-country
2026-03-21
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Amazing pic from @BoeingAirplanes showing the #boeing747 prototype in a thundery Everett around 1971 with seven additional upper deck windows painted onto the fuselage. Marketing the upcoming ten real windows in the hump introduced soon after production started #avgeek
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: "Huge Viking"
2026-03-21
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Interesting idea to put this epitomy of a white-elephant airport to use finally as alternative for embattled gulf hubs. I've been in Mattala in the middle of nowhere in southern #srilanka, so I don't think it's very realistic without any nearby infrastructre #avgeek
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: In 1984 a German reporter in Paris explains how to cross Place de la Concorde: "Walk steadily across and never look at the drivers. If you do, they'll think you've seen them and won't stop."
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Rare cockpit footage shows His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn flying into Laos for an official state visit.
The King piloted the Royal Aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, with Her Majesty the Queen serving as co-pilot during the flight from Thailand to Vientiane.
#Thailand #Laos #Cockpit
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Straight out of a movie — Lufthansa 747 heading to Frankfurt as the A380 arrives from Munich… Perfect timing at LAX!✈️
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: It was just a question of time, until the first #A380 would appear beside a road in Thailand as a restaurant/café or night-market attraction. HS-TUE (msn 125) was delivered in October 2013 to Thai Airways and was less than 7 years in service before grounded during Covid in April 2020. After years in storage at U-Tapao (UTP) it was dismantled in November 2025 and re-assembled in Rayong. Definitely worth a visit!
2026-03-21
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RT by @SpaethFlies: Passengers aboard SAS SK984 out of Tokyo were expecting Copenhagen… but instead were treated to a surprise stop in Fairbanks, Alaska. Now once again enroute the capital of Denmark.
Track: https://www.flightradar24.com/SAS984/3ed3acaa
2026-03-21
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RQ-180 Secret Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base (Updated)
Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone.
Latest:
https://www.twz.com/air/secret-rq-180-stealth-drone-appears-to-have-made-an-emergency-landing-at-a-greek-air-base
2026-03-20
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RT by @thewarzonewire: A-10 Warthogs Are Prowling For Iranian Boats In The Strait Of Hormuz
A-10s are executing one of the lesser-known missions they've trained to do for decades, hunting down Iranian fast attack boats and mine layers in the strait.
https://www.twz.com/air/a-10-warthogs-are-prowling-for-iranian-boats-in-the-strait-of-hormuz
2026-03-20
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