After LaGuardia crash, Memphis airport board approves $4.8M runway-lighting system
Workers at Memphis International Airport prepare a jet for takeoff Jan. 10, 2025. (Courtesy Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority)
The approval comes days after a crash at LaGuardia Airport in which an Air Canada plane taxiing down the runway struck a fire truck, killing the two pilots on board.
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Steve Bohnel is a Temple University graduate, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He’s worked at news organizations in Iowa, Maryland and Pittsburgh, covering local and state politics. He covers health care, transportation and logistics, public companies, banking and finance and technology. He is an avid traveler, an Everton F.C. and Philadelphia sports fan, and likes collecting records and biking around town.
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