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-- The McCaul interview was interesting in that he said that among other things, one of the cockpit windows was blown out--the first time I have ever heard that mentioned. --

I read that yesterday. I don't recall reading or hearing any "mechanical failure" explanation. I think two windows were compromised. The fixed one right in front, and an opening one to the side.

-- Behind the scenes, officials are working frantically on airport security. If there are people employed by the airports or airlines who have been comprised, there is little technology can do prevent an inside job. This is what has them in such a panic. --

It was ever so, there is no way to prevent all the bad/evil incidents. There is a reason pilots are high on the "watch list." They know how to pilot. The notion that TSA is security theater has been around since the TSA was created. Baggage handling, fueling, catering, service, etc. have more access to the aircraft than the traveling public does.

I don't recall reading or hearing any "mechanical failure" explanation. I think two windows were compromised. The fixed one right in front, and an opening one to the side.

Palkot claimed that an aviation expert surmised based on the data transmitted from the plane to satellites, that an electrical fire under the cockpit could have caused the plane to lose its controls and result in the kind of gyrations it went into before falling into the ocean. Palkot said that this was clear evidence that Trump was probably mistaken on his assertion that it was a terrorist incident. Palkot touted this unnamed aviation expert, a longtime friend of his, as being almost unchallenged in his knowledge of such events.

All yesterday, Fox kept re-airing Trump's assertion that it was a terrorist incident to such an extent that the incident itself took second place to proving Trump wrong on his un-presidental statements of declaring what went wrong before all the facts were in.

The notion that TSA is security theater has been around since the TSA was created.

The biggest mistake was creating TSA in the first place. We didn't need another government agency in charge of airport security.

there is no way to prevent all the bad/evil incidents

No. but there's a damn good way to cut down on them.

...pilots are high on the "watch list....Baggage handling, fueling, catering, service, etc. have more access to the aircraft than the traveling public does.

And that would be to never, under any circumstances allow any of those positions to be filled by the murdering/rapists, or their women.

I think two windows were compromised. The fixed one right in front, and an opening one to the side.

interesting. could be someone worked on them to pop out at certain altitude or after a time frame, and the sudden loss of cabin pressure disoriented the pilots causing the erratic flight pattern ending in a crash....