Air Force One 747 over New York - is there liability?

The federal government is immune from suit unless there are special circumstances. The federal government might decide as they did with 9/11 to set up a compensation claim system so that the claim process would be much quicker. I believe most people would have a very hard time proving that the flyover caused a specific injury. The additional problem is the police dept in NYC was not informed of the total nature of the flyover.
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The problem will be on the proofs. Plus, immunities from suit are a major problem, just as Mr. Sarno wisely observed.