Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News
May 5, 2026 · 54 min · 19 segments
LaGuardia Runway Collision and the NTSB Preliminary Report Max talks about the fatal LaGuardia Airport runway collision involving Jazz Flight 646 and an ARFF fire truck responding to an emergency near…
From avweb.com, Port Authority to add vehicle transponders after LaGuardia crash.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will install transponders on fire trucks and other rescue vehicles at its three major airports following the March twenty-second runway collision at LaGuardia Airport that killed two Jazz Aviation pilots operating a flight for Air Canada Express.
The NTSB said in its preliminary report on the accident that the truck involved in the collision was not equipped with a transponder.
Because the vehicle did not have a transponder and was moving with a larger group of vehicles, the airport's surface detection system was unable to match the aircraft's path with the vehicle's path.
LaGuardia is equipped with ASDX, which combines radar, transponder, and other data to help controllers monitor aircraft and vehicles on the airport surface.
From avweb.com, Port Authority to add vehicle transponders after LaGuardia crash.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will install transponders on fire trucks and other rescue vehicles at its three major airports following the March twenty-second runway collision at LaGuardia Airport that killed two Jazz Aviation pilots operating a flight for Air Canada Express.
The NTSB said in its preliminary report on the accident that the truck involved in the collision was not equipped with a transponder.
Because the vehicle did not have a transponder and was moving with a larger group of vehicles, the airport's surface detection system was unable to match the aircraft's path with the vehicle's path.
LaGuardia is equipped with ASDX, which combines radar, transponder, and other data to help controllers monitor aircraft and vehicles on the airport surface.
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