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2 air traffic controllers left early on night of deadly LaGuardia Air Canada plane crash at New York airport, FAA finds

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking steps to terminate two air traffic controllers after investigations determined they left their shifts early. The departures preceded a March collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport involving an Air Canada Express plane and a fire truck.

The incident resulted in a fatal crash. The specific details regarding the timing of the controllers' departure and their direct role in the sequence of events at the airport are central to the regulator's disciplinary action.

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