GW Flight 4U9525 by JEWELSTAITEFAN

America loves a winner!

No reports of any Shaka-laka-Akbar cries from the cockpit.

Yet.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 12:47 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:52 PM

AURAPTOR

No reports of any Shaka-laka-Akbar cries from the cockpit.

Yet.

Yet another priceless howler, which I preserved for future amusement.

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 5:29 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Sounds like co-pilot had a breakdown and flew it in to the mountainside.

I wish people would suicide the old fashioned way, you know, alone.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 9:02 AM

America loves a winner!

NOW they come out and say he was unfit to fly, and shouldn't have been in the cockpit.

Gee, ya think ?

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Friday, March 27, 2015 9:03 AM

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by 1kiki:

Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:52 PM

AURAPTOR

No reports of any Shaka-laka-Akbar cries from the cockpit.

Yet.

Yet another priceless howler, which I preserved for future amusement.

Because 1kiki finds nothing more hi-larious than when Radical Muslim Jihadists scream Shaka-laka-Akbar at the top of their lungs before, during and after they are murdering innocent men, women and children.

Such a hoot, huh 1kookoo, huh?

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Friday, March 27, 2015 10:25 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Because I find it hi-larious when you go into - it must be an eeevil mooslim! mode about everything. The only thing you left out was blaming Obama. That would have made you even more laughable.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 11:04 PM

America loves a winner!

Of the worst things that humans have done in the past ...well, ever, most have been done by militant Muslims.

The Egyptian suicide pilot ? Yeah, not talked about too much in the MSM. Bad press for Islam, I suppose.

Point it, it's happened before, and odds are, most folks willing to off themselves and lots of others innocent folks are "mooslims ".

Easy bet to make. Lose once, I'll still win just about every other time.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:13 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

"the worst things that humans have done in the past ...well, ever" ...

How far back does that 'ever' go? 2 years? 5? Does Pol Pot count? Truman nuking Japanese cities? How about Stalin? Hitler? Genghis Khan?

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:32 AM

Congrats to the first German pilot in 70 years to score 150 kills.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:36 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
"the worst things that humans have done in the past ...well, ever" ...

How far back does that 'ever' go? 2 years? 5? Does Pol Pot count? Truman nuking Japanese cities? How about Stalin? Hitler? Genghis Khan? -KIKI

And what about Pootin? Isn't he like the baddest man ev-ar?

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You can't build a nation with bombs. You can't create a society with guns.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:54 AM

This is a new low, even for you. Really, Obama is to blame!? Why does that NOT surprise me?

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
French "authorities" spent a few seconds before announcing that this was not a terrorist act. Clearly they know that the 150 screaming passengers were not terrorized.
You are supposed to believe that is not preposterous.

How long before it is revealed that the pilot visited the same Islamo-fascist mosque as fellow Islamo-fascist Obama or the Maylay pilots?

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ignoring-pilot-passengers-screams-germanwing
s-co-pilot-deliberately-190547718.html

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:57 AM

650 Hours of fly time doesn't seem like much. In the US it's minimum 1500 hours to co-pilot.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

NOW they come out and say he was unfit to fly, and shouldn't have been in the cockpit.

Gee, ya think ?

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 2:01 AM

"blaming Obama"

Hey 1kiki, Jewels took care of that!

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by 1kiki:
Because I find it hi-larious when you go into - it must be an eeevil mooslim! mode about everything. The only thing you left out was blaming Obama. That would have made you even more laughable.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 2:06 AM

Oh sure, the MSM, they are rooting for the Mooslims, because the US is turning into a 3rd World country; and Obama is to blame.......................and I have a bridge to sell you.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Of the worst things that humans have done in the past ...well, ever, most have been done by militant Muslims.

The Egyptian suicide pilot ? Yeah, not talked about too much in the MSM. Bad press for Islam, I suppose.

Point it, it's happened before, and odds are, most folks willing to off themselves and lots of others innocent folks are "mooslims ".

Easy bet to make. Lose once, I'll still win just about every other time.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:54 AM

America loves a winner!

Also, unlike w/ US airlines, there was no requirement to have at least 2 members of the flight crew in the cockpit at all times. Since the crash, this rule has now been changed @ Germanwings.

Duh.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 11:27 AM

WHOZIT

Just another mental case, instead of grabbing a gun and running into a movie theater or pizza place, he used an airplane. He's now in Hell with Hitler and people who talk in theaters.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 11:39 AM

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

Oh sure, the MSM, they are rooting for the Mooslims, because the US is turning into a 3rd World country; and Obama is to blame.......................and I have a bridge to sell you.

SGG

Well, Obama says there's nothing exceptional about the USA, and now one of the MSM reporters is mocking Ted Cruz for thinking exactly as the Founders thought, so... yeah.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 3:13 PM

And Rush says he hopes America fails, and he's leaving the country...

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 3:14 PM

If this guy had used a gun instead of a plane, Auraptor would be insisting that nothing should change, nothing could have been done, and the only solution would be... MOAR GUNZZZ!!!

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Sunday, March 29, 2015 4:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Oh sure, the MSM, they are rooting for the Mooslims, because the US is turning into a 3rd World country; and Obama is to blame.......................and I have a bridge to sell you.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Of the worst things that humans have done in the past ...well, ever, most have been done by militant Muslims.

The Egyptian suicide pilot ? Yeah, not talked about too much in the MSM. Bad press for Islam, I suppose.

Point it, it's happened before, and odds are, most folks willing to off themselves and lots of others innocent folks are "mooslims ".

Easy bet to make. Lose once, I'll still win just about every other time.

You don't really need to hold your breathe until the Easter Bunny brings you your pretty colored eggs.

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Sunday, March 29, 2015 4:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

Also, unlike w/ US airlines, there was no requirement to have at least 2 members of the flight crew in the cockpit at all times. Since the crash, this rule has now been changed @ Germanwings.

Duh.

The previous case a few years ago of the Pilot trying to break into the cockpit and crash the plane while the copilot held him at bay (and passengers haelped restrain the pilot) until landing safely resulted in US carriers instituting this rule. All of the Yurpeen carriers avoided this precaution, until now - too late.

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Monday, March 30, 2015 7:48 PM

America loves a winner!

But, I thought Europe was soooo progressive, and the US was such a backwater, in every way...

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Monday, March 30, 2015 8:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
But, I thought Europe was soooo progressive, and the US was such a backwater, in every way...

Maybe look up the Canada Air Flight 143 event when Canada insisted upon using metric units by it's airlines, completely disregarding passenger safety. Note that every single time this real event was put into the test simulator, the result was catastrophic crash.

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Monday, March 30, 2015 11:49 PM

JONGSSTRAW

So many mass murderers, this Luftwaffe pilot, the Sandy Hook shooter, the Aurora movie theater shooter, etc., etc. were all being treated for their mental illness by psychiatrists.

Heck of a job you're doing there Freudie!

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:38 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER

This is a really sad tragedy. Is it really something that needs to be bickered about? Or do we just argue out of habit?

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 6:29 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

No reports of any Shaka-laka-Akbar cries from the cockpit.

Yet.

When people post ignorant asshole stuff, I do sometimes respond.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 6:50 PM

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by 1kiki:

Quote:
No reports of any Shaka-laka-Akbar cries from the cockpit.

Yet.

When people post ignorant asshole stuff, I do sometimes respond.

Was I wrong ? Where's the ignorance ?

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:01 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Hmm. You IMPLIED that it would be found to be a terrorist act associated with Muslims in the future.

That's never going to happen at this point.

Yes, you were wrong to imply that.

And only a child would credit your claim to not being wrong - or an ignorant asshole.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:34 PM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
This is a really sad tragedy. Is it really something that needs to be bickered about? Or do we just argue out of habit?

Some try to learn from history and work to not repeat it.
Those who have claimed that the screaming passengers were not terrorized have not done so.
Those who support drug-induced mass murders have not done so, or seem to have any intention of doing so.

When these repetitive and preventable instances stop, we won't have cautionary tales to discuss.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:27 PM

Of course these dipshit reich-whingers assumed he was a Muslim - it's happened in every literally 1 out of 24 times! It's a natural assumption for them to go straight to their worthless bigotry and hatred as a knee-jerk reaction.

At this point, bigotry and hatred are all they have left.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 6:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Of course these dipshit reich-whingers assumed he was a Muslim - it's happened in every literally 1 out of 24 times! It's a natural assumption for them to go straight to their worthless bigotry and hatred as a knee-jerk reaction.

At this point, bigotry and hatred are all they have left.

Came out of your hole for April Fool's? Yep, all those Muslim terrorists really weren't Muslim, just like you keep trying to claim. Go back in your hubby's hole.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 7:20 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

"all those Muslim terrorists"

A few Muslim terrorists, also asylum seekers, political extremists, nutjobs and drunks.

1990s

China October 2, 1990: A hijacker seized a plane from China which later crashed as it tried to land in Guangzhou, killing 128 people.
not radical Muslim

SingaporeMalaysiaMarch 26, 1991: Singapore Airlines Flight 117 was hijacked en route from Subang Airport to Singapore Changi Airport by 4 individuals claiming to be members of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Elite Singapore Special Operations Force members stormed the plane on 27 March, killing all four hijackers and freeing all 118 passengers and 9 crew in an operation lasting just 30 seconds. None of the passengers and crew were injured. not radical Muslim

RussiaTurkey November, 1991: Shamil Basaev seized a plane from Mineralnye Vody Airport and landed in Turkey in sign of protest of August Coup and State Committee on the State of Emergency not radical Muslim

GermanyUnited States February 11, 1993: Lufthansa Flight 592 scheduled service from Frankfurt to Cairo and Addis Ababa, was hijacked at gunpoint by Nebiu Demeke, an Ethiopian man. The A310 initially flew to Hannover for fuel before flying to New York's JFK where the hijacker surrendered after brief negotiations. No passengers or crew were injured or killed. not radical Muslim

India 1993: Two separate hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft to Amritsar, Punjab, India in the month of April. In the first case the hijacker was talked into surrendering; in the second, the NSG stormed in and killed the two hijackers and captured one. The Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Karan Bir Singh Sidhu was conferred the Convoy Safe Skies Award. not radical Muslim

NorwayRussia 1993: Russian Aeroflot passenger jet flying from Perm to Moscow diverted to Gardermoen airport by two Iranian brothers. Hijackers surrendered and hostages went free. The hijackers were later given asylum in Norway for humanitarian reasons. considering they were given asylum they may have been political targets not radical Muslim

United States 1994: FedEx Flight 705 experienced an attempted hijack by disgruntled employee Auburn Calloway as it left Memphis, Tennessee, with the intention of using it as a cruise missile against FedEx HQ. He was subdued by the flight crew before an emergency landing back at Memphis. not radical Muslim

AlgeriaFrance December 24, 1994: Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked from Algiers by four GIA hijackers planning to crash into the Eiffel Tower in central Paris. After the murder of 3 passengers, GIGN commandos stormed the plane in Marseilles, killing all hijackers and freeing all passengers.

RussiaAfghanistan 1995: Russian cargo jet flying from Tirana to Kabul was forced to land in Kandahar by Taliban forces. Jet's crew had been held in a captivity until escape in 1996.

IranIsrael 1995: Iranian defector and flight attendant Rida Garari hijacked Kish Air flight 707, which landed in Israel. No casualties. not radical Muslim

LebanonBulgariaNorway 1996: Hemus Air Tu-154 aircraft was hijacked by the Palestinian Nadir Abdallah, flying from Beirut to Varna. The hijacker demanded that the aircraft be refuelled and given passage to Oslo, Norway after landing at Varna Airport. All of the 150 passengers were freed at Varna, afterwards the crew continued the flight to Oslo, where the hijacker surrendered and asked for political asylum.[79] not radical Muslim

Ethiopia 1996: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crashed into the Indian Ocean near a beach in the Comoros Islands after hijackers refused to allow the pilot to land and refuel the plane. 125 passengers died and the remaining 50 passengers survived with minor injuries. This was the third incident in which there were survivors of a passenger jet that had been intentionally ditched into a body of water. not radical Muslim

MaltaGermany 1997: Two Turkish men hijacked Air Malta Flight 830 en route from Malta to Turkey on June 9, 1997 surrendered to police at an airport in Cologne, Germany, early on the same day and freed without incident about 80 crew members and passengers on board. not radical Muslim

Pakistan 1998: Four men hijacked PIA Flight 544 en route from Gwadar to Turbat. The hijackers were arrested without casualties.

Japan 1999: All Nippon Airways Flight 61 was hijacked by a lone man. He killed the pilot before being subdued. not radical Muslim

NepalIndiaAfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesPakistan 1999-2000: Pakistan-based hijackers hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 en route from Kathmandu and diverted it to Amritsar, Lahore, Dubai and finally Kandahar. After a week-long stand-off India agreed to release three jailed Pakistani men in exchange for the hostages. One hostage was stabbed to death and his body thrown on the tarmac as a "warning attack".

2000s

AfghanistanUnited Kingdom 2000: Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked on an internal flight within Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and ended up at London Stansted Airport, where most of the passengers claimed political asylum. not radical Muslim

Philippines 2000: Philippine Airlines Flight 812 was hijacked en route from Davao City, Philippines to Manila. The hijacker parachuted from the aircraft while still airborne; his body was later found. not radical Muslim

Brazil 2000, August 18: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba-Afonso Pena was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately US$2.75 million) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.[80][81] not radical Muslim

Saudi ArabiaIraq 2000, October 14: Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 115,[82] flying from Jeddah to London was hijacked en route by two men who claimed they were armed with explosives. The hijackers commandeered the Boeing 777-200 to Baghdad, Iraq, where all 90 passengers and 15 crew members were safely released. The two hijackers, identified as Lieutenant Faisal Naji Hamoud Al-Bilawi and First Lieutenant Ayesh Ali Hussein Al-Fareedi,[83] both Saudi citizens, were arrested and later extradited to Saudi Arabia in 2003.[84] not radical Muslim

RussiaIsrael 2000, 11 November: A Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154 flying from Makhachkala to Moscow was hijacked by a man demanding it be diverted to Israel. The plane landed at an Israeli military base where hijacker surrendered. None of 59 people on board were injured.[85] not radical Muslim

RussiaTurkeySaudi Arabia 2001, 15 March: Another Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154 flying from Istanbul to Moscow was hijacked by a three Chechens demanding it be diverted to Saudi Arabia. After the plane with 174 people on board landed at Medina the hijacker threatened to blow it up unless it would be refuelled for flying to Afghanistan. The Saudi authorities decided to storm the plane. During the assault, 2 people were killed by Saudi police: one of the passengers (Turkish citizen), and the leader of the hijackers. The stewardess, Yulia Fomina, was killed during the hijacking, and later the plane was named after her.[86]

United Airlines Flight 93 wreckage at the crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

United States 2001, September 11: American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, United Airlines Flight 93, were hijacked on the morning of September 11 by Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremists. Flight 11 and 175 were deliberately crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon and Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after hijackers crashed the plane due to a revolt by passengers. Both towers of The World Trade Center collapsed; in total 2,996 people, including the 19 hijackers, were killed and over 6000 people were injured. The attacks led to the War on Terror.

TurkeyItaly 2006: Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, flying from Tirana to Istanbul, was hijacked by Hakan Ekinci in Greek airspace. The aircraft, with 107 passengers and six crew on board, transmitted two coded hijack signals which were picked up by the Greek air force; the flight was intercepted by military aircraft and landed safely at Brindisi, Italy. not radical Muslim

SudanChad 2007: an Air West Boeing 737 was hijacked over Sudan, but landed safely at N'Djamena, Chad. not radical Muslim

Mauritania 2007: an Air Mauritanie Boeing 737 flying from Nouakchott to Las Palmas with 87 passengers on board was hijacked by a man who wanted to fly to Paris, but the plane landed in an air base near Las Palmas and the hijacker, a Moroccan, was arrested.[87] not radical Muslim

CyprusTurkey 2007: an Atlasjet MD-80 en route from Nicosia to Istanbul was hijacked by two Arab students, who said they were Al Qaeda operatives, one trained in Afghanistan, and wanted to go to Tehran, Iran. The plane landed in Antalya, the passengers escaped and the hijackers were arrested.[88][citation needed][dead link]

New Zealand 2008: Eagle Airways Flight 2279 a British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP ZK-ECN flying from Blenheim to Christchurch was hijacked shortly after takeoff. The hijacker demanded the flight be diverted to Australia. She stabbed both pilots and a passenger before the plane safely landed at Christchurch Airport. She alleged there were two explosives on board, but after an inspection by NZ Police nothing was found. not radical Muslim

SudanLibya 2008: a Sun Air Boeing 737 flying from Nyala, Darfur, in Western Sudan to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, was hijacked shortly after takeoff.[citation needed] The hijackers demanded to be taken to France where they reputedly wanted to gain asylum. The plane initially tried to land at Cairo but was refused permission. It subsequently touched down at Kufra, Libya. The hijackers gave themselves up almost 24 hours after taking the plane. There were no reported casualties. not radical Muslim

Jamaica 2009: CanJet Flight 918, a Boeing 737-800 preparing to depart from the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica to Canada was hijacked by a gunman who forced his way through airport security onto the plane. His main motive was a demand to the crew to fly him to Cuba. Most of the passengers on the plane gave him money to buy their freedom. For the rest of the night, negotiations took place as 6 crew members were held hostage in the flight for several hours. Quick responses from the police force allowed them to disarm the hijacker and arrest him. There were no casualties. not radical Muslim

Mexico 2009: AeroMéxico Flight 576, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Cancún to Mexico City was hijacked by José Marc Flores Pereira, a Bolivian citizen claiming he had a bomb and demanding to speak to Mexican president Felipe Calderón. The plane landed at Mexico City International Airport where it then taxied to a remote stand where the passengers and crew were later released. Mexican officials stormed the plane where 5 men were taken into custody with only 1 being held. There were no casualties. It was the first hijacking for the airline. not radical Muslim

2010s

NorwayTurkey January 2011: Turkish Airlines Flight 1754, flying from Oslo to Istanbul, was in Bulgarian airspace when an unsuccessful attempt was made to hijack it. The suspect allegedly said that he had a bomb and that he would blow up the aircraft unless the plane returned to Norway. Some passengers overpowered the hijacker and the flight safely landed at Atatürk International Airport at 9:30 p.m after the pilot notified emergency service. All 60 passengers and seven crew got off the aircraft; none were injured during the incident. The suspect was arrested.[89] not radical Muslim

FranceItaly April 2011: an attempt was made to hijack Alitalia Flight 329, en route from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France to Fiumicino Airport, Rome and divert it to Tripoli International Airport, Libya. The hijacker, reported to be an advisor to the Kazakhstan delegation to UNESCO, was subdued by cabin crew and other passengers. He was arrested and taken into custody after the aircraft made a safe landing at Rome.[90][91] not radical Muslim

China June 29, 2012: an attempt was made to hijack Tianjin Airlines Flight GS7554 from Hotan to Ürümqi. Six people tried to hijack the aircraft 10 minutes after take-off. There were 6 police officers on board. Four were in plain clothes, taking the plane for a business trip. The hijackers used aluminium canes with sharpened tips to attack the members of the crew. The police officers and civilians on board subdued the hijackers, all of whom were of Uyghur ethnicity. The plot was foiled and the plane returned to Hotan in 22 minutes after takeoff.[92] not radical Muslim

UkraineTurkey February 7, 2014: Pegasus Airlines Flight 751, during the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, a man attempted to hijack Pegasus Airlines Flight 751 that was on a flight from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to Istanbul, Turkey, saying he had a bomb on board, and demanding to be flown to Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The pilots turned off the inflight monitors and landed at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, fooling the man into thinking he was landing in Sochi. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, was escorted to Istanbul by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets. The man, who appeared to be severely intoxicated, was detained by police and taken to the Istanbul Security Headquarters. not radical Muslim

EthiopiaSwitzerlandItalyFebruary 17, 2014: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 "on scheduled service departing from Addis Ababa at 00:30 (local time) scheduled to arrive in Rome at 04:40 (local time) was forced to proceed to Geneva airport", according to the airline.[93] The Boeing 767-300 (ET-AMF) was flying north over Sudan when it changed radio frequency to squawk 7500—which is used in case of hijacking. Nearing Geneva, the pilots communicated with air traffic control to inquire about possibility of hijackers receiving asylum in Switzerland. The aircraft circled the airport several times, before landing around 6:00 in the morning with one engine and less than 10 minutes of fuel remaining. The airport remained closed as the aircraft stayed on the tarmac. At 7:12 local time, the pilots communicated to ATC that they would be ready to disembark passengers in five minutes. The hijacker which was the co-pilot was arrested.[94][95] not radical Muslim

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Thursday, April 9, 2015 6:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

Also, unlike w/ US airlines, there was no requirement to have at least 2 members of the flight crew in the cockpit at all times. Since the crash, this rule has now been changed @ Germanwings.

Duh.

News reports the Pilot was likely drugged by the copilot, causing the pilot to need to exit the cockpit to go to the lavatory.
This plan would not have worked so well if Yurp had cockpit rules like the US carriers.

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