Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night of a collision may have violated procedures by combining roles before midnight, according to a document seen by Reuters.

<img alt="A tower with a wide roundish upper level " height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/035d65b2-faa7-479d-8da1-3599dab3269e,1774985095630/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C162%2C3101%2C1744%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The air traffic control tower at New York&apos;s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. " width="620" /><p>Air traffic ...