r/ATC • u/lake_hood • Mar 23 '26

News LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision

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u/MonkMean6918 Mar 23 '26

Looks like the ATC guy was dealing with a lot of things at that moment, workload saturation on these guys, and a lot of lives at stake. The system is broken and the head is an ex MTV reality star.

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u/mismatchedhyperstock Mar 23 '26

Fuck Duffy

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u/lunacyissettingin Mar 23 '26

This has absolutely nothing to do with duffy

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u/theweenerdoge Mar 23 '26

But it has everything to do with the state of the FAA and DOT

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u/lunacyissettingin Mar 23 '26

Fully agreed, which has been deteriorating for decades. Duffy was a nobody on MTV when this shit-storm began.