Monthly Archives: March 2026

Aircraft Ground Collisions

Originally wrote this as reports were starting to come in of an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 flight from Montreal, AC 8646, colliding with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. There are reports of at least two fatalities, and multiple serious injuries on the part of the fire truck. Limited information is available at this time,…

Fifteen Years After ‘United Breaks Guitars,’ Another Guitar Baggage Incident

fragile guitar case on airport baggage carousel

It has been fifteen years since the “United Breaks Guitars” saga captured the internet’s attention. Dave Carroll’s “United Breaks Guitars” music video eventually racked up millions of views and became one of the earliest examples of a customer complaint going viral online. But a new incident involving baggage handlers tossing guitars at LAX, recently highlighted…