Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
No one seems to be placing any blame on Newark... .
We all should take a lesson from this and be very careful what we say on the radio.
Amen. Because this article has a lot of holes in it it's not worth treating as it is accurate but let's just say it's wiser to say "the airport is closed and we're heading to our alternate" before you say "we're running out of fuel" because you're approaching bingo fuel.
Now was the airport closed? It was closed to you and that's all that matters.
And once on the ground, if you as the Captain declare an emergency does the airline still get fined $27K?
Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
That's a bit over simplistic...
Always remember when you blow the slides people WILL get hurt. The pax have to be in more danger inside the plane than outside to justify blowing the slides.
Rolling over to the FBO certainly is a viable option. I imagine that option was explored.
I agree. But I think going over to the FBO would have also been more difficult than one would imagine and may have required blowing off ATC and operating a plane in the blind in a snow storm.
The answer is clearly more MD88s.
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Wow that thing must have just come from the wash, look how clean it is! And quiet!
Originally Posted by
Check Essential
I'm betting jetBlue will not get fined.
And if they do, it will be a trivial amount.
Chuck Schumer will be livid if they do. Schumer > LaHood.
Originally Posted by
BWavlaw
"The plan was to land there, fuel up and fly back to Newark, assuming the glide slope equipment -- a signal light that jets lock on to as they approach for landing"
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Damn, I thought I knew just about all I needed to know about flying but evidently I have no clue what that is.