Audio from ATC.com​ captures air traffic controllers speaking to the emergency ground responders who were on their way to a report of an odor in the cabin of a United Airlines flight.

Investigators probing the deadly collision of an Air Canada Express jet with a fire truck at LaGuardia airport say they want to interview an air traffic controller.

The FAA is reportedly probing whether a LaGuardia Airport air-traffic controller involved in Sunday’s fatal plane crash could have been distracted by an issue with another jet. The potential distraction – first reported by The New York Times – was a United Airlines flight from which a mysterious odor had sickened crew members.

By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert and Dan Catchpole NEW YORK/MONTREAL, March 23 (Reuters) - Investigators probing the deadly collision of an Air Canada Express jet with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport said on Monday they wanted to interview an air traffic controller who was juggling another emergency in the run-up to the crash.

An air traffic controller at LaGuardia airport has admitted he "messed up" following the crash that killed two pilots.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A TSA staffing shortage and a deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport have raised fresh questions about air traffic controller staffing as the partial government shutdown continues.

The Federal Aviation Administration is in the process of trying to hire more air traffic control operators amid a nationwide shortage.