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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Bi-State Government Agency

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Air Canada jet collides with fire truck on active LaGuardia runway, killing both pilots

Built World

Operates LaGuardia Airport; its fire truck and officers were involved in the collision

Late Sunday night, an Air Canada Express regional jet landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport struck a Port Authority fire truck that had been cleared to cross the active runway. Both pilots—Captain Antoine Forest, 30, and First Officer MacKenzie Gunther—were killed when the cockpit was destroyed on impact. Forty-one of the 76 people aboard were hospitalized, including a flight attendant ejected from the plane while strapped in her seat, and the airport shut down for 14 hours, canceling more than 600 flights.

Updated Mar 24

JFK Airport's $19 billion overhaul

Built World

Lead agency overseeing JFK transformation

JFK's original terminals opened in the 1960s as architectural showpieces—each airline building its own statement. Sixty years later, most of that infrastructure has become obsolete. New York is now replacing it with two massive new terminals, redesigned roadways, and modernized transit connections in what has become the largest airport project in the United States.

Updated Feb 10

First major Northeast snowstorm in three years paralyzes holiday travel

Built World

Managed operations at JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia during storm

Central Park got 4.3 inches of snow on December 27—the most since January 2022. But the chaos didn't end when the snow stopped. Over 4,400 flights were canceled across the weekend, with JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia accounting for half the nationwide disruptions. On Sunday alone, another 700 cancellations and 8,000 delays rippled through the system as airlines struggled to reposition aircraft and crews during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

Updated Dec 28, 2025