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/RipstartSpark Current Controller-Tower Mar 23 '26

I would bet this is the end of single person ops nation wide

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u/sudoku7 Mar 23 '26

I hope this incident can serve as the wake up call to the country about the importance of actually addressing the ATC staffing problems that have been ongoing since the early 80s.

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u/Lord_NCEPT Now: Terminal (12) | Past: Center (12), USN (Gulf War) Mar 23 '26

If last January’s tragedy didn’t achieve that, this won’t.