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LaGuardia Controllers’ Personnel Proceedings

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DevelopingNext check : A dismissal, reinstatement, or other final personnel decision for the two controllers.

Where it stands

As of Aug. 30, 2026, two LaGuardia air traffic controllers are on leave and may face dismissal over allegations they clocked out early on the night of a deadly runway collision. No final personnel decision is reported.

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    1. Update 1Two Missing From the Tower: LaGuardia Early Exit Draws FAA Firing Push

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Two Missing From the Tower: LaGuardia Early Exit Draws FAA Firing Push

      Two LaGuardia controllers left about an hour before a fatal March runway collision. The FAA now wants them fired, but investigators have not tied staffing to the crash.

      Still open after this report

      • No confirmed supervisor authorization and no finding that staffing caused the collision.

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    Who's involved

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    • LaGuardia AirportEast Elmhurst, NY 11371, USA1 report

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