Oi 411,
looks like you missed a chance here mate.
white 74 with a green tail? could that be AAI? TF-...
and if so, well then I imagine you believe that it had nothing to do with a clearance, that was just a smokescreen, must have been a consequense of the 98 maintenence issue in MSE huh?
Ya that must be it, JFK got ahold of that info, and decided to hold the A/C while they looked into it themselves, ya that must! be it.
Those ATC chaps can be quite thorough.
