Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Tangel
The FAA is seeking to fire two air traffic controllers who allegedly left New York LaGuardia’s tower before an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with an airport fire truck on March 22, killing both pilots. The controllers are reportedly among a dozen targeted in a separate timecard-fraud inquiry.
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The FAA is moving to dismiss two air-traffic controllers who allegedly left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter. The collision was fatal.
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The FAA is seeking to fire two air traffic controllers who allegedly left New York LaGuardia’s tower before an Air Canada Express aircraft collided with an airport fire truck on March 22, killing both pilots. The controllers are reportedly among a dozen targeted in a separate timecard-fraud inquiry.
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