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Spazito

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5. There has been some discussion regarding the communication system...

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:00 PM

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that is in use and that it is possible the firetruck did not hear the repeated calls to stop. It had something to do with how the tower communicates with other systems in use. This was discussed on Canadian news, the CBC News Network, this morning. This is from an article on the CBC site:

"We seem to have three people that needed to know what's going on, or actually four different entities, and we don't hear any co-ordination among them," Mary Schiavo, the former U.S. Department of Transportation inspector general, told CBC News Network Monday morning."

"There are three people communicating but not with each other."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-crash-what-happened-9.7138331

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I'm so Sorry about what happened Cha Monday #1

Right. He was given permission to cross runway...problem one...but. yellow dahlia Monday #3

There has been some discussion regarding the communication system... Spazito Monday #5

Interesting. yellow dahlia Monday #8

Whoa... TY for that info, Spatzito... Cha Monday #9

Thank you! Spazito Monday #10

Aww... Mahalo, Spazito💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha Monday #12

Yes, those are the important questions.. Cha Monday #6

The ATC had cleared the AIr Canada flight to land on that runway. yellow dahlia Monday #7

Oh good Grief! I bet he's feeling Cha Monday #11

Tragic. yellow dahlia Monday #15

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Right... I'm finding out more about it now.. Cha Monday #13

Was this guy handling too much? Understaffing? yellow dahlia Monday #2

NTSB Press Conference just started malaise Monday #14

Outstanding explanation. Wonder Why Monday #16