CHAOS ON THE TARMAC: ‘Hero’ Pilots Die in Shocking Air Canada Crash With Fire Truck at LaGuardia

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24/03/2026

BOTH of the pilots killed in the deadly crash between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport have been identified.

Sunday night’s crash killed the pilot and co-pilot and injured dozens of people.

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Man in a cockpit with a headset, smiling and holding a control stick.
One of the pilots killed in the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport has been identifiedCredit: Facebook

Antoine Forest, a pilot who died in a plane crash, standing in a snowy field wearing a red jacket and black hat, holding kiteboarding gear.
The pilot, Antoine Forest, was from Québec, CanadaCredit: Facebook

Emergency vehicles with flashing blue lights parked near an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.
An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on the runway on Sunday nightCredit: Reuters

An Air Canada Express plane after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck.
The collision left dozens injured, including two people in the fire truckCredit: Getty
Just before midnight on Sunday, an Air Canada Express plane collided with a Port Authority fire truck, causing the major New York City hub to shut down for several hours.

One of the pilots was identified as Antoine Forest, from Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, outside Montreal, according to Journal de Montreal.

Mackenzie Gunther has been identified as the second pilot.

Forest’s LinkedIn profile showed he had been a first officer with Jazz Aviation for just over three years.

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