Sulsk

I really don't know if you're are trying to spin the situation or the events surrounding flight 1011 so please let me clarify. The delay of flt 1011 from BOS to JFK was simply ATC driven. The Traffic Management Unit is in total control off all air traffic and if they decide to meter traffic then as a pilot you are along for the ride. Please understand that if ATC says jump we say how high. The deferred APU on this particular aircraft absolutely doesn't constitute a mechanical delay. If an part 121 airliner is not 100% mechanically sound for flight it simply doesn't go. An APU on an aircraft like the airbus is not a required item, but it sure is nice to have one. The Captain did give updates as he got them from ATC. He did not mention the deferred APU because 99% of the folks in the back would have absolutely no idea what an APU is or what it does. As for our nose to nose incident at JFK. This was simply a miscommunication between the JFK tower controller and the ground controller. Controllers are human too, and they make mistakes. At absolutely no time were you ever in danger, we were simply boxed in and there was insufficient taxiway for us to do safe 180 turn. The Captain did expedite the situation by having the foresight to call for a supertug. Once again the crew did an outstanding job given the difficult circumstances.