airbus321:
and it's all about money. money making the American way: take the fees from the big birds, but do not invest one single $ to accommodate them properly
Oh please, give it a rest. I operated the L1011 into all three New York area airports for a few years. Before that the 767 into JFK. Before that the 727 for many, many years. With all three of those aircraft I had to stop plenty of times because wingtip clearance wasn't assured. I had enough common sense to stop when there was any doubt.
ATC is not all seeing, nor all attentive; not in the U.S., not even in Europe.
Part of seasoned,
prudent pilot experience is to know that JFK has always been a chaotic place.