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A fatal runway collision involving an Air Canada Express regional jet and an airport fire vehicle has raised serious concerns about runway safety and air traffic coordination at LaGuardia Airport. The incident occurred late Sunday night when a Bombardier CRJ-900LR, operating as Flight AC8646 from Montreal, struck an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) truck during its landing roll on Runway 4. Tragically, both pilots lost their lives, while dozens of passengers and ground personnel sustained injuries. Sequence of Events Preliminary information indicates that the fire truck had been authorized to cross the runway to respond to another aircraft emergency involving a separate flight reporting an unusual odor. However, as the CRJ-900 approached on short final, the air traffic controller urgently instructed the vehicle to stop multiple times. Despite these last-second warnings, the aircraft—traveling at high speed estimated between 93 and 114 knots—collided with the vehicle at Taxiway D...

Chicago, IL – February 25, 2025 – A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 narrowly avoided a potential runway collision at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) after a runway incursion involving a Bombardier Challenger 350. The incident occurred at approximately 14:48 UTC when Southwest Airlines flight WN2504, arriving from Omaha-Eppley Airfield (OMA), was on final approach to land on runway 31C. As the aircraft was about 500 meters from the intersection, a FlexJet Challenger 350, operating as flight LXJ560, crossed runway 31C while taxiing on runway 04L. According to ADS-B tracking data, the Challenger 350 crossed the active runway at 14:48:17 UTC, prompting the Boeing 737-800, registered as N8517F, to execute a go-around maneuver. The aircraft, powered by CFMI CFM56-7B engines and manufactured in 2016, aborted its landing and climbed away from the runway without incident. There were no reported injuries among the passengers or crew of either ...