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KC-10 Driver B-737 Wrangler @MCCCANM - Tough to watch.
One thing I notice is the Runway Entrance Lights (REL) are illuminated when the truck starts moving. I did a post on RELs earlier. If the lights are on, you’re not supposed to move, even if you have clearance.
They turn off before the jet crosses the taxiway. This is by design. I don’t know the exact logic there, but at SFO the Takeoff Hold Lights (THL) – which are part of the same Runway Status Light system – turn off before a jet landing or departing on a crossing runway has actually crossed your runway. You can get cleared for takeoff slightly before the jet has crossed your runway…which is fine, there is no risk you’ll hit them, as they are on the landing roll moving quickly & will be across your runway long before you get there.
In any event, the red lights are going to play a part here & investigators will have questions. To see them, look in the middle of the runway early in the segment. Watch it a few times & you’ll notice there is a line of them extending across the runway.
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aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer
Chilling surveillance footage has emerged showing the moment Air Canada Flight AC8646 collided with a Port Authority fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) last night.
Authorities have confirmed that both pilots were killed in the crash. Dozens of passengers, along with the two fire truck occupants, were injured and transported to nearby hospitals.
The airport remains closed as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) begins its investigation into the deadly incident.
Incident Summary
• Flight: Air Canada Express AC8646 (operated by Jazz Aviation) from Montreal
• Casualties: Captain and First Officer died; 40+ others hurt
• Cause: Preliminary information and ATC audio indicate the fire truck was responding to a separate “odor” emergency involving a United Airlines flight and had been cleared to cross the runway, leading to the collision
https://x.com/MCCCANM/status/2036131991792550351
Kelly Loeffler @SBA_Kelly -
https://x.com/SBA_Kelly/status/2035490643384975390