since that time, the new york daily news reports pilots have been signing off with the word adios. why? take a listen. air mex 403, contact departure. adios. contact departure. aeromexico 403. adios. contact departure, adios amigos. adios amigos. over departure, jetblue 195. fred is an pilot and aviation attorney. good morning to you, fred. good morning. how about control towers, are passengers put in danger? from this incidence, not at all and in general, no. i spent 30 years, alex, flying in this part of the country, and i can tell you that our air traffic control system is the best in the world. what this guy did was in the legal arena, it s a bonehead move because he s undermined the public confidence in that, but they really don t need to be worried about that, and i can tell you why. there s a lot of things that go on at kennedy that could have
young son to give directions to planes. that apparently happened last month. from what we re learning it was not an isolated incident. susan candiotti has been covering the story. campbell, this is one of the things that makes you say, come on, but in fact, the faa says in fact a jfk controller brought his son into work one day and the next day according to a source brought in his daughter to give directions from the control tower to planes, this while passengers on these planes, of course, were absolutely clueless, but you have to hear it for yourself. here it is. gentlemen blue 171, cleared for takeoff. cleared for takeoff jetblue 171. position hold, aeromexico 403. this is what you get, guys, when your kids are out of control. jetblue 171, contact
still be looking out for pilots. he will continue to press for flight safety as a spokesman for the aviation industry. really makes you wonder what he will think of the next story. an air traffic controller at new york s kennedy s airport is suspended for bringing his two children to work and allowing them to radio instructions to pilots. take a listen. jet blue 171 cleared for takeoff. cleared for takeoff jet blue 171. let me see, aero mexico. this is what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school. over departure, jet blue 171, awesome job. zero three cleared for takeoff. four zero three cleared for takeoff. thank you very much, have a great day. mx-403, contact departure. adios. contact departure, aeromexico
well, first of all, this happened on february 17th. apparently this child had the day off from school. it is also at one of the busiest airports in the country. jfk, of course, with the new york city air traffic congestion is the most congested air traffic space in the country. listen now, you re going to hear what appears to be the child literal lly parroting what he i told by, we presume, a parent. jet blue 171, clear for takeoff. clear for takeoff, jet blue 171. this is what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school. i wish i could bring my kid to work. yet blue 171, contact departure. jet blue departure 171, awesome job. 403, cleared for takeoff. thank you very much, have a great day. air mex 403, contact departure, adios. contact capture aeromexico 403, adios. adios, amigamigo.