American Airlines flight crew involved in a near collision with a Delta plane at JFK 'refused' to sit down for recorded interviews with authorities

• The American Airlines crew involved in a near-collision have "refused" to be interviewed by authorities.
• The staff have declined to be interviewed because they would be audio recorded. 
• The Allied Pilots Association says it does not allow its members to interviewed while being recorded.

Members of an American Airlines flight crew involved in a near-collision with a Delta plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York have "refused" to sit down for recorded interviews with the National Transport Safety Board, the federal body has said.