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US air traffic controllers left work early before fatal crash. The FAA wants them fired

South China Morning Post 27 August 2026 4h ago
US air traffic controllers left work early before fatal crash. The FAA wants them fired
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The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter. The moves are in keeping with a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on controllers leaving shifts
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