HE FLEW HIS FIRST PLANE AT 16… AND LOST HIS LIFE AT 30, ON A RUNWAY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEAR. Antoine Forest didn’t just dream about the sky — he chased it. Growing up in a small town in Quebec, he was already flying bush planes at 16. He taught himself English, took every course he could, and worked his way up to become a captain for Air Canada Express. On March 22, his plane was cleared to land at LaGuardia. At the exact same moment, a fire truck was cleared onto the same runway. In seconds, everything went wrong. 72 passengers survived. Many credit his quick reflexes in those final moments. His brother Cédric wrote something that still haunts: “You’ve left us in a flash… too soon for us to say goodbye.” Antoine Forest was 30 years old. A captain. A dreamer. Gone in a moment that never should have happened — and the questions around what went wrong that night on that runway… are only just beginning.
He Learned to Fly Young. The Night Antoine Forest Never Came Home. Some people spend their whole lives wondering what…