<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PresRDC:
I'm about 99.9% certain that AA does its own ground handling at JFK, meaning that the tug and the baggage handling were AA's problem.</font>
Then I stand corrected!
I still think that the delayed touch down would have prevented the original poster from making the connection even at optimal efficiency. 20,000 miles is a generous offer.