Originally published at: Pair of Delta Jets Collide on LaGuardia Airport Taxiway
One flight attendant was injured in the incident.
Technically, the FAA is correct in that the ATC instructed the departing jet to hold short at taxiway Mike and yield to the arriving aircraft but if you listen to the ATC instructions, it is very confusing. ATC gave the entire taxi instructions to the departing plane with the hold short for runway 4 at Mike at the end. Taxiway Mike is more than a mile from runway 4. ATC could have just cleared the departing plane onto taxiway Alpha with a hold short at Mike and then cleared the plane to continue after the planes passed.
Let’s be clear. Endeavor is not Delta Air Lines. (Are reporters really that dumb or are they trying to sensationalize??) It is a separate company, but it happens to be owned by Delta. Their pilots are not trained by Delta, unless they are given the opportunity to apply to Delta. Yes, those pilot receive priority in the rack and stack for consideration at Delta (or at least, historically, they did), but my sources tell me it is not a given that they will make the grade. Looks like at least one set of these Endeavor pilots have lost that advantage…
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