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Taxiing jumbo jet clips other plane at JFK airport
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's biggest commercial passenger jet has clipped the tail of another plane while taxiing out to depart New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Federal Aviation A . . . (flightaware.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is it possibly Comair 293? That seems to match with the AF7 original departure time.
Flaps...Set V Speeds...Calculated Flight Direct.. Oh Snot What was that?
its amazing, all this technology to ensure the pilots get their emails, and that the first class riders get heated towels, but the cant put a set of proximity sensors of the wing tips... my Volkswagen does ;)
Well, you can look at the video in another link here and it is close but both were where they were supposed to be. The ComAir was taxiing in and the AF was on the taiway going out. Kinda ironic that there is also another story here about some smaller airports making application to the FAA for the 747-800. This bigger size is just going to have to be looked at by everybody.
this is what happens when you text and drive. Froggies!
You know, Jimmy's comment about the proximity sensors makes some sense but you would have to wonder about the settings giving Pilot's fits in that kind of congestion. Pulling the settings down tighter would call into question the stopping distance. I hate to place blame on the controllers again, BUT, under current regs, THEY have the authority and are SUPPOSED to know all Aircraft types and sizes, hence clearances.