Egyptair Boeing 777 collides with Virgin 330 at JFK

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Egyptair Boeing 777 collides with Virgin 330 at JFK

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Looks like a bad one at JFK. Who was to blame? Watch this space.

http://abc7ny.com/travel/2-planes-clip- ... t/2704477/


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crewmeal wrote:Looks like a bad one at JFK. Who was to blame? Watch this space.

http://abc7ny.com/travel/2-planes-clip- ... t/2704477/
Bad one??

Absolutely dreadful. Enough to put you off flying for life :urm:
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Re: Egyptair Boeing 777 collides with Virgin 330 at JFK

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I hope you don't get your winglet sliced off Newcastle.
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To think this is on the ground, goodness knows what its like in the air, or the bottom of the Med.
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Re: Egyptair Boeing 777 collides with Virgin 330 at JFK

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Press reports are blaming the Virgin pilot not parking properly at a 45 degree angle in the parking area thereby ensuring wings don't touch. However the Egyptair pilots should have seen the aircraft ahead.
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