Air Canada Pilots Killed in LaGuardia Crash Were Early in Flying Careers
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The pilots of the Air Canada Express plane involved in a fatal collision with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport were identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, both declared dead at the scene.
- Mackenzie Gunther, the first officer, graduated in 2023 from Seneca Polytechnic's aviation technology program, and the college honored him by lowering flags on campus.
- Antoine Forest, aged 30, had been working for Jazz Aviation since December 2022 and had a lifelong passion for flying, starting with bush planes at age 16 in Quebec.
- The flight, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, resulted in the deaths of the two pilots and injuries to over 40 passengers, most of whom were released from hospitals within hours.
