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Title: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: athaker on April 20, 2008, 08:54:42 PM

He's boarding an Alitalia flight.  I wonder if theres any interesting radio traffic about security, taxiing, etc. at Kennedy tonight?

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: sunburn on April 20, 2008, 09:20:55 PM

i just heard a couple of PD helicopters on tower doing some 'checks' around the airport... they just flew off to join up with a motorcade.
do you know when he'll be departing?

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: moto400ex on April 20, 2008, 10:19:34 PM

I wonder if anyone knows the call sign?  My guess is Air Pope one. 

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: doriangray001 on April 20, 2008, 10:24:52 PM

Shepherd One

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: NAplaya16-ATC on April 20, 2008, 11:28:26 PM

what time did he leave today?  and would flight aware have a strip on his flight?

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: athaker on April 21, 2008, 12:31:12 AM

This article says the ceremony began at 1845 hours eastern time and that he took off on an alitalia 777, and that it's going to KADW before taking off at 0830 eastern time for, I assume, Rome

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/4000_wait_for_popes_farewell_i.html



Apparently the VP, the Clintons, and Mayor Bloomberg were all there at Hanger 9, so there's gotta be something in the archives.

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: moto400ex on April 21, 2008, 01:34:01 AM

I was watching CNN at the time and they showed the pope boarding the plane as well as the plane leaving.  I didnt hear anyhting on ground or tower, but that may be because  I was listening for Air pope one.  I knew there was a one in it, thanks dorian. :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: mhawke on April 21, 2008, 10:41:33 AM

His call sign is Shepard 1

Title: Re: Pope departure ceremony at KJFK
Post by: inigo88 on April 22, 2008, 03:02:46 AM

Air Pope One would have been better.  :-D