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20 employees of Freescale Semiconductor of Texas were aboard missing Malaysia Airlines plane
http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/03/20_employees_of_freescale_semi.html | on March 08, 2014 at 6:55 PM, updated March 08, 2014 at 7:35 PM | AP

Posted on 03/08/2014 6:51:24 PM PST by Astute

AUSTIN, Texas -- An Austin, Texas, technology company says 20 of its employees were aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing over the South China Sea.

Jacey Zuniga, a spokeswoman for Freescale Semiconductor, says 12 Malaysian and 8 Chinese employees are "confirmed passengers." She says no American citizen Freescale employees were on the flight.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: freescale; freescaletechnology; iran; malaysia; malaysiaairlines; mh370; missing; texas; waronterror
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It is not uncommon to have several workers from the same company/industry to be on the same flight. While attending trade shows, I have seen many of the same company and or associates on one flight. They simply are traveling to one place and happened onto the same flight. It is very usual in the trade association industry.


21 posted on 03/08/2014 7:22:44 PM PST by MarineMom613 (RIP Sandra Sue, my fur baby 12/31/1999 ~ 7/2/2010 - See you on the other side!)
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To: ssaftler

Flying commercial ?


22 posted on 03/08/2014 7:23:04 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I checked out their web site, they are worldwide, with companies in Israel, India, Malaysia, China, etc etc


23 posted on 03/08/2014 7:25:18 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: PieterCasparzen

Funny you mention that there are reports of an IBM exec on board


24 posted on 03/08/2014 7:26:19 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
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To: beebuster2000

I was an HR staffer for CoWorx at a Foxxconn cell phone refurbishing plant here in Texas, so I’m aware of that. I’m bemoaning that more US citizens and naturals don’t get those jobs.


25 posted on 03/08/2014 7:27:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: PieterCasparzen
Yeah, the GloFo plant up there got a huge tax-payer sweetheart deal.

Actually, I prefer the gooberment to not be involved, for safety reasons at the very least. The regulations which SHOULD exist must be enforced with ZERO conflict of interest.

26 posted on 03/08/2014 7:28:01 PM PST by Yossarian
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To: ConservativeMan55

Yes, Philip Wood worked for IBM

The Wood family has released a statement to KXAS-TV (NBC5), which is copied below:

“Philip Wood was a man of God, a man of honor and integrity. His word was gold. Incredibly generous, creative and intelligent, Phil cared about people, his family, and above all, Christ. Though our hearts are hurting, we know so many families around the world are affected just as much as us by this terrible tragedy. We ask for your prayers, not only for ourselves, but for all involved during this difficult time.
As a family, we are sticking together through Christ to get through this. Thank you for your understanding.
The Wood Family.”


27 posted on 03/08/2014 7:31:52 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

What a terrific statement! Thanks for posting...


28 posted on 03/08/2014 7:33:33 PM PST by halo66
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To: Astute

It sounds very possible that the plane was shot down, due to the suddenness of the situation with no distress call. We will probably never know who was onboard that someone wanted killed bad enough to down the plane. Kind’a like Ron Brown’s airplane crash, only less obvious.


29 posted on 03/08/2014 7:35:24 PM PST by Avid Coug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The are a divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola for 2004. They have 23000 employees. I would bet a significant chunk of the employees are third country nationals.


30 posted on 03/08/2014 7:45:47 PM PST by Trapper6012
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To: Avid Coug

Not likely, at 35,000 feet.


31 posted on 03/08/2014 7:51:19 PM PST by Bronzewound (Lost Hope & Loose Change)
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To: Avid Coug

Maybe a bomb, but not shot down at that altitude. Whatever happened seems to happened suddenly and catastrophically.


32 posted on 03/08/2014 7:55:09 PM PST by Bronzewound (Lost Hope & Loose Change)
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To: Bronzewound

The 35,000 feet factor is a good point unless a fighter jet shot it down.


33 posted on 03/08/2014 7:56:25 PM PST by Avid Coug
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To: lexington minuteman 1775

Probably targeted because of 20 US Plant employees...even if overseas. I think terrorism, not espionage. Semiconductors have a lot of competition, why that one? It’s not exactly rocket science either.


34 posted on 03/08/2014 7:59:29 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They open branches in other countries and cater more to the locality in product. It is not shocking. In fact, it happens IN the US too, so it goes both ways. In fact, I’m now interviewing with a very small American office of an Italian company. Guess who the majority customers are? They like the workers to be locals to blend more with their market and respond to local needs.


35 posted on 03/08/2014 8:04:09 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

My wife works for a huge Italian multinational which is the leader in its industry.


36 posted on 03/08/2014 8:10:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Astute

Shot down accidentally by one of the regional navies? If so, the country involved is gonna take a lot of flak, especially if it’s China.


37 posted on 03/08/2014 8:24:37 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s a large company with locations all over. They could very well have been here for training or a conference or something.


38 posted on 03/08/2014 8:34:12 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thats funny. There are lots of Foreign works that work for American companies in the USA.


39 posted on 03/08/2014 8:39:02 PM PST by Baseballguy (pharaphase (If someone does not believe in heaven or hell - they should not care where they go))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We have 50+ employees in the Philippines. Would you rather have them come here, act like spoiled illegals and vote Dummycrat?


40 posted on 03/08/2014 8:46:04 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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