The Air Canada pilot and co-pilot killed in Sunday night’s horrific collision between a regional jet and emergency vehicle have been identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther.
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“The two pilots were flying an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 regional jet operated by Jazz Aviation, Air Canada’s regional partner,” Fox News reports.
Gunther was the first officer alongside pilot Forest.
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