Comments by "Joe R M" (@joermnyc) on "2 planes collide on tarmac at JFK l GMA" video.

  1. “uhh this is your Captain speaking, we can just buff that out.” It should be noted, there are Ground Controllers that deal with taxiing planes, Departure Controllers that take over when the plane is in the line for takeoff, or at the threshold of the runway (it’s right before the plane makes that last turn onto the runaway.) Then the plane is handed over to a Regional Center Controller (for JFK it’s out on Long Island) then they move from there to the next one (towards Europe it’s Boston, Moncton, and Gander I believe) crossing the Atlantic they move out of radio range until a Center in Europe picks them up, so there’s lanes (like on a highway) to maintain proper safe distance between other aircraft. It’s not an easy job, at any level. (Oh, and it works in reverse for arriving planes, but they go from Regional, to an Approach Controller, who gets them lined up, and clears them for landing, then it’s back to the ground controller who tells the plane how to navigate back to the gate without messing up departing aircraft).
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