NEW YORK (PIX11) — A close call between two passenger airplanes was reported at John F. Kennedy Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The incident happened around 2:35 p.m. on Monday. Republic Airways Flight 4464, operating for ...

A fire truck involved in the fatal collision with an Air Canada plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport was not equipped with a transponder — technology that helps air traffic controllers identify and track vehicles on the airfield — the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

There was a near miss on an airport tarmac Wednesday between an American Airlines plane and a truck. Video shows the pilot of the plane had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision.

The Times created a 3-D model to visualize the sight lines from inside the fire truck seconds before it crashed with a passenger jet.

Two pilots died and 41 were injured after a plane landing at LaGuardia Airport crashed into a fire truck Sunday night. See the latest updates.

According to officials, the incident involved two Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Akasa Air and SpiceJet. Both planes have since been grounded, while the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a detailed probe into the circumstances surrounding the collision.

Data shows air traffic control accidentally turned one jet into the path of the other as the second jet was taking off.