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Drones traced from Russia breach Estonian and Latvian airspace; one hits Auvere power plant

Foreign unmanned aerial vehicles traced from Russian airspace violated Estonia's and Latvia's airspace on March 25; one struck the chimney at the Auvere power plant in northeastern Estonia, while a second crashed in Latvia's Krāslava region after entering via Russian territory.

2026-03-25T00:34:52.921901-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Don’t Rush to Blame: What We Know — and Don’t — About the Air Canada Express Collision at LaGuardia

2026-03-24T15:35:12.346647-07:00

Bloomberg

Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower; operations halted for about an hour

2026-03-23T06:25:25.679152-07:00

The Atlantic

LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC

2026-03-23T08:58:42.941645-07:00

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Drones traced from Russia breach Estonian and Latvian airspace; one hits Auvere power plant Foreign unmanned aerial vehicles traced from Russian airspace violated Estonia's and Latvia's airspace on March 25; one struck the chimney at the Auvere power plant in northeastern Estonia, while a second crashed in Latvia's Krāslava region after entering via Russian territory.

2026-03-25T00:34:52.921901-07:00

Drones traced from Russia breach Estonian and Latvian airspace; one hits Auvere power plant

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Don’t Rush to Blame: What We Know — and Don’t — About the Air Canada Express Collision at LaGuardia An Air Canada Express CRJ900 struck a firefighting vehicle while landing on Runway 4 at LaGuardia late Sunday, killing both pilots and injuring dozens. With limited factual evidence publicly available, reporters and analysts are urged to avoid premature causal claims while investigators collect and verify data.

2026-03-24T15:35:12.346647-07:00

Don’t Rush to Blame: What We Know — and Don’t — About the Air Canada Express Collision at LaGuardia

AeroTime

Suspected cross-border drone explodes near Lithuania–Belarus border, exposes radar gaps Lithuania is investigating a suspected cross‑border drone that exploded near the Belarus border; debris was recovered and authorities say the incident revealed gaps in radar detection along the frontier. The event highlights vulnerabilities in airspace surveillance and prompts scrutiny of regional counter‑drone and ATC capabilities.

2026-03-23T12:00:41.700492-07:00

Suspected cross-border drone explodes near Lithuania–Belarus border, exposes radar gaps

The Air Current

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Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash Decades of previously reported aircraft and ground‑vehicle near‑misses at New York's LaGuardia Airport culminated in a fatal runway collision Sunday evening, killing at least two people. The incident reignites scrutiny of operational risks and procedural gaps at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

2026-03-23T09:42:16.765114-07:00

Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash

New York Times

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ATC audio: Tower told Frontier pilot 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' minutes after collision Audio reviewed by The New York Times captures a controller telling the pilot of a Frontier jet 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' several minutes after a collision. The recording provides direct evidence of controller communications in the immediate aftermath of the incident.

2026-03-23T09:30:11.743033-07:00

ATC audio: Tower told Frontier pilot 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' minutes after collision

The Atlantic

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LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC A collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia killed two and forced hundreds of flight cancellations at the start of the work week. The crash has focused attention on U.S. ground‑traffic control failures, air traffic‑controller staffing overstretch, a federal funding freeze and ICE deployments amid airport chaos.

2026-03-23T08:58:42.941645-07:00

LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC

Bloomberg

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Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower; operations halted for about an hour Smoke from an apparent electrical fire prompted evacuation of the air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, halting arrivals and departures for roughly one hour while controllers moved to an alternate facility. The outage compounded New York‑area disruption after a late‑Sunday accident at LaGuardia and temporarily knocked out two major hubs.

2026-03-23T06:25:25.679152-07:00

Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower; operations halted for about an hour

Washington Post

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Congress nixes second FAA air-traffic academy as GAO flags unclear staffing goals amid controller shortage Oklahoma legislators blocked a proposal to open a second FAA air‑traffic control academy amid a deepening controller shortage. A GAO report says the FAA lacks clear staffing targets and must improve hiring assessments to address shortages that affect the daily management of more than 80,000 flights.

2026-03-23T06:02:19.860910-07:00

Congress nixes second FAA air-traffic academy as GAO flags unclear staffing goals amid controller shortage

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Drones traced from Russia breach Estonian and Latvian airspace; one hits Auvere power plant

Don’t Rush to Blame: What We Know — and Don’t — About the Air Canada Express Collision at LaGuardia

Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower; operations halted for about an hour

LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC

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