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
controller who allowed his 9-year-old twins to issue live orders at jask airport last month. glenn duffy has been suspended pending a probe. since that time the new york daily news reports that pilots have been signing off with the word adios. why? take a listen. air mex 403, contact departure. adios. contact departure, adios. contact departure. adios amigos. adios amigos, over departure. michael joins me live from washington. good morning. good morning, alex. glad to be with you. i m glad you re here. if we say that pilots are now signing off with the word adios, what is this? this act of solidarity as if they support what happened? and they don t feel that things were ever a problem or in danger? that s very common jargon. let me say this, alex. you know, as a former head trial lawyer for the faa and as an
16th when pilots at new york s jfk airport heard an unfamiliar voice coming across the radio. 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. wish i could bring my kid to work. reporter: it was a controller s child. liveatc.net recorded the child relaying controller instructions to taxiing pilots. jet blue 171, contact departure. awesome job. reporter: for their part, the pilots seemed to go along with it all. 0-3, clear for takeoff. 403, clear for takeoff. thank you very much. have a great day. air mex 403, contact dprarture, adios. contact departure, adios. reporter: jfk handles 1,100 flights and 3,500 passengers each day. today the transportation secretary called the incident outrageous. this, in my opinion, is just
clear for takeoff, jet blue 171. this is what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school. wish i could bring my kid to work. reporter: it was a controller s child. liveatc.net recorded the child relaying controller instructions to taxiing pilots. jet blue 171, contact departure. awesome job. reporter: for their part, the pilots seemed to go along with it all. 403, clear for takeoff. 403, clear for takeoff. thank you very much. have a great day. air mex 403, contact departure, adios. contact departure, adios. reporter: jfk handles 1,100 flights and 3,500 passengers each day. today the transportation secretary called the incident outrageous. this, in my opinion, is just a lack of common sense and a total disregard for the safety of the people on the airplane. reporter: at jfk today, mixed
air mex 403, contact departu departure, adios. contact departure, adios. adios, amigos. reporter: jfk handles 1,100 flights and 3,500 passengers each day. today the transportation secretary called the incident outrageous. this, in my opinion, is just a lack of common sense and a total disregard for the safety of the people on the airplane. reporter: at jfk today, mixed feelings. passenger nitya hernandez said it was inexcusable for the child to be on the radio. he told the kid exactly what to say, but kids don t always do what you tell them to do. reporter: while a 20-year veteran pilot wasn t concerned. nothing happened to the planes that took off and i don t see a problem with that at all. reporter: then late today, word the controller s 8-year-old daughter was in the tower the very next night. jetblue 57, contact new york departure. jetblue 57, thank you. good day.