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Cha

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1. This is Heartbreaking all over again...

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:10 PM

Thursday

Whose Grinch idea was this?

A series of communications failures — including LaGuardia Airport’s decision not to outfit emergency response vehicles with transponders — were factors in a fatal runway collision

For the two Canadian pilots who were killed, Captain Antoine Forest (30) from Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther (24) from Ontario💙💔☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

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Communication Failures Played Role in Deadly Crash at LaGuardia, N.T.S.B. Says [View all] Coventina Thursday OP

This is Heartbreaking all over again... Cha Thursday #1

... MustLoveBeagles Thursday #2

Mahalo, Beagles.. Cha Thursday #4

That's so true. It was all so unnecessary. Coventina Thursday #3

Mahalo for the Thread, Coventina. Cha Thursday #5

They crashed becuz the airport couldn't afford a $500 transponder? n/t Jacson6 Thursday #6

All of this can be tied back to the fact that we don't regulate anything in this country anymore. Initech Thursday #7