Lame Cherry is back and blogging? I missed the return...haven’t looked there in months.
Initially, when I saw the Pilot & CoPilots ids, i did think the worst. I don’t know why, but I can’t shake the feeling they are being used as scapegoats and this is NOT as simple as that angle presents.
“Losing” a plane in such backwards (both techno and LEO) part of the world, seems premeditated for cover up by malfeasance of the initial investigators. So many intellectual “assets” (20 from the one company) a female chem engineer from my area, and who “else?” Would making the employer of the “20” believe they were dead be a cover for using their knowledge in lets say China?
That’s the beginning of my novel...but I fear we may NEVER learn the truth.
Now I’m toding over to LC to see what I’ve missed.
The 20 'engineers' were from China or Malaysia Mfg plants. Although I know their lives are precious, and I have not doubt that they were skilled engineers -- they wouldn't have any secrets that wouldn't be available through easier means. They were Assembly and Quality engineers. Although invaluable to any Company to reduce costs and improve the product -- there is nothing earth shattering that they could provide. Even if they were circuit designers or Technologists -- again, there is nothing earth shattering they could provide without their teams, tools, and years to develop their ideas (even hypothetically assuming they'd be willing to do so while under duress).
Prayers for the families of these people (and the passengers if they are alive) for this very bizarre case.