"You Don't Have the ATIS?" | Delta Flight 1384's Tense Exchange at SFO

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A routine departure from San Francisco International Airport turned into an uncomfortable exchange when the crew of Delta Flight 1384 requested departure without having the current ATIS. The tower controller questioned why the crew didn't have the latest airport information, while the pilots explained they hadn't had the opportunity to copy it during a busy taxi.

Was the crew behind the airplane, or is this something that can happen during high-workload operations at a busy airport like SFO?

Captain Steeeve, a retired airline captain, and Kennedy Steve, a retired JFK air traffic controller, break down the incident from both the cockpit and the control tower. Together they explain what the ATIS is, why controllers expect crews to have it before departure, how ATIS changes can complicate taxi operations, and whether either side could have handled the situation differently.

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