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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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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FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said on Monday afternoon that both of the pilots were men at the start of their careers.
The name of the other pilot had not been revealed as of late Monday afternoon.
The two pilots were killed on impact.
Speaking to The U.S. Sun, passenger Joe Capio praised the pilots for avoiding an even worse crash.
