Following a fatal runway crash involving an Air Canada jet, the FAA is mandating that all its airport vehicles be equipped with transponder technology. This aims to improve air-traffic control tracking of vehicle movements.

<img alt="Personnel of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck at New York&apos;s LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4621cd46-337d-4444-8497-8579d0abc294,1778703759846/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C151%2C3824%2C2151%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) inspects ...