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Controllers Left Early Before Crash | Albany News
Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia walked off the job an hour before a deadly crash—leaving just two to handle a chaotic runway full of emergency vehicles and incoming flights. The FAA is now considering firing them, calling their early departure “timecard fraud” that endangers safety. The crash killed the Air Canada pilots when a fire truck, still with warning lights on and without a tracking transponder, crossed the runway during a high-stakes landing. With LaGuardia jammed by weather delays, the controllers were stretched thin—and the NTSB’s probe may take until next year to wrap up…
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