Event Brief
FAA seeks to fire two controllers after early shift
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM ET
Summary: The FAA is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers it determined left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March. The action is part of a broader push to crack down on controllers leaving early or abusing sick leave.
WHO: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
WHAT: The FAA is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers for leaving their shifts early before the March collision at LaGuardia.
WHEN: Mar 01, 2026
WHERE: LaGuardia Airport, New York, USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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