My understanding from the audio of the ARINC patch posted in another message that the checklist said Land at Nearest Suitable Airport. Game over for going on to JFK. Now the crew and dispatcher have some discretion in deciding what is "suitable" based on circumstances such as nature of problem, WX and ARFF. They may also determine if the nature of the problem would make an overweight landing a reasonable risk compared to burring off or dumping fuel (if able). In the end the captain can invoke emergency authority to do what ever is required to save the aircraft, approved or not. Also, given the choice, I think an emergency landing in daylight is preferable to doing it in the dark. Edwards was an option that I that I would have looked at seriously. Plenty of room if directional control is an issue and you can land right into the wind. But I don't know what their ARFF and hospital situation is there. Tom Mark Panitz wrote: >yep the Jet Blue flight landed safely at lax >almost a textbook landing! >althought the passengers started from Burbank >and ended at lax.. (they were on their way to >JFK but I wonder why Jet Blue decied to turn the plane >around and land in LA -couldnt they have easy >flow to Jfk and handled their emegerncy there? >(its their base as well) >now they have a plane at an airport they dont use.. >and I guess will have to be towed -where? - >guess it will be another airline that operates >airbuses.. > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.5/110 - Release Date: 9/22/2005