# FAA moves to fire two controllers who left before fatal LaGuardia collision, source says

https://mins.news/en/item/34776

- Reuters, 2026-08-27 18:39 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/faa-moves-fire-two-controllers-who-left-work-before-fatal-laguardia-collision-2026-08-27/

> The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire two air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia airport who are believed to have left work early before the fatal March 22 collision involving an Air Canada aircraft, a source says.

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