On Night of Deadly Air Canada Crash, Two LaGuardia Controllers Left Early NYT > Top Stories By: Karoun Demirjian 27 August 2026 at 22:26 The two controllers are among a dozen that the Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire as part of an inquiry into timecard fraud, according to people familiar with the matter. Β© Dakota Santiago for The New York TimesAn Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck in March, killing two people.