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Old Aug 15, 2013, 6:27 pm
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Fire or training exercise at JFK?
I am in the DL skyclub and I see a plane on fire on the taxiway in the distance... Any info?
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Old Aug 15, 2013, 6:31 pm
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and I thought they are finally taking T2/3 down ...
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Old Aug 15, 2013, 7:37 pm
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Suspect that's a training exercise.
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Old Aug 15, 2013, 7:57 pm
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Originally Posted by steveholt
Suspect that's a training exercise.
Haven't seen any chatter in the news over the last hour and a half... And they're perhaps the only group more prone to speculation than the DL forum, so my guess is you're right.

The second-most-likely explanation is someone who was pissed off over the latest award redemption devaluation.
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Old Aug 15, 2013, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by iflyalexair
I am in the DL skyclub and I see a plane on fire on the taxiway in the distance... Any info?

Can't find any trace of on news sites -- did you happen to see type of plane, airline ... ?
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Old Aug 15, 2013, 8:02 pm
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Old Aug 16, 2013, 12:59 am
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Originally Posted by javabytes
The second-most-likely explanation is someone who was pissed off over the latest award redemption devaluation.
LOL.
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Old Aug 16, 2013, 1:30 am
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There's a fuselage they set on fire for training purposes, located right along Rockaway Blvd, not far from the end of runway 31R. Bet that was it.
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Old Aug 16, 2013, 2:11 am
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Originally Posted by javabytes
The second-most-likely explanation is someone who was pissed off over the latest award redemption devaluation.
So upset that it resulted in spontaneous human combustion, no doubt!
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Old Aug 16, 2013, 9:33 am
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I figured it was training because the fire would be blazing. Then nothing. Then blazing.

Thanks for the replies.
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Old Aug 16, 2013, 2:25 pm
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They do fire training almost every day at the facility in the north east corner of the airport.
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