LaGuardia airport

LaGuardia airport

Emergency crews work around an Air Canada Express jet that had collided with a ground vehicle at New York's La Guardia Airport in Queens, New York, US March 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Bing Guan

Passenger jet collides with fire truck in New York's LaGuardia, killing both pilots

The aircraft struck the fire vehicle at a speed of about 24 miles per hour (39 kph)

American Airlines planes sit at their gates while others taxi for arrival and departure at O'Hare International airport in Chicago November 29, 2011/ Reuters

American airlines joins United, others in suspending more NYC flights

United Airlines passenger jets taxi with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, US December 6, 2019/ Reuters

United slashes New York-area flights due to coronavirus