Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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

Late Sunday night, an Air Canada Express jet landing at New York's LaGuardia struck a Port Authority fire truck on an active runway, killing both pilots—Captain Antoine Forest, 30, and First Officer MacKenzie Gunther. Forty-one of the 76 people aboard were hospitalized, including a flight attendant ejected from her seat while strapped in. The airport shut down for 14 hours, canceling more than 600 flights.

Updated May 30

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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 May 27

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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. 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 May 16