Another near collision at JFK airport

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:21 PM EDT

Article Source: msnbc.com

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Federal Aviation Administration officials say two airborne planes came within 600 feet of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It was the second incident of its kind in a week.

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Curata et Industria-330581

Why are there even Perpindicular air strips???? Shouldn't the landings be on a different runway?

How about putting the inneys in one strip on the North and the OUTies on the South strip? With both going in a clock wise direction- that way everyone is traveling in oppisite directions and never intersecting or coming close to each other....

Is that too simple for the FAA?

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#1 - Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:23 PM EDT

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kay-373913

A "proximity event" ...says the airlines....

George Carlin must be bustin his chops in heaven at this phrase.

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1 vote

#2 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:56 AM EDT

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clyde-296445

PROXIMITY EVENT, SAY WHAT???

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#3 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:33 AM EDT

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Duke Sr

The Jfk tower guy says we have been waiting 12 years for this to happen. How many airplanes landed and departed on this configuration in twelve years without incident. We are talking about air traffic CONTROL afterall.

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#4 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:12 AM EDT

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Tony Wlliams

Now I remember why I don't like to fly to often. It's reading and hearing about this stuff. Reminds me to much of Maxwell Smart "Missed it by that much".

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#5 - Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:42 PM EDT

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SCOTT ISAACS

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