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In the chaos of that night at LaGuardia, what began as a routine landing became a split\u2011second test of courage. When the Air Canada jet met the fire truck on the runway, pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther had only moments to react. By slamming on the brakes and bleeding off speed, they turned a likely mass\u2011casualty disaster into a survivable crash, absorbing the worst of the impact themselves.<\/p>\n

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Inside the cabin, passengers braced for death. Instead, they walked away shaken, injured, but alive\u2014carrying with them the unbearable knowledge that their safety was bought at a terrible price. In the days since, voices from the cabin have risen in unison: calling the pilots heroes, grieving fathers, sons, partners who never made it home. The investigation will search for blame; the families will search for meaning. What remains certain is this: in their final moments, these men chose everyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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