[thesharkboy]

wouldn't a transatlantic flight from Europe to LA have a similar amount of fuel as it entered US airspace as a transcontinental flight from NY to LA, which is what the 9/11 flights were like?

A flight from Paris direct to LA would enter North America near or over Newfoundland and enter the US near or over North Dakota. It wouldn't go near NY or Chicago, and wouldn't go over any major city until it nears LA.

P.S. Nice wall.

[hadrian]

Thanks - it's not because of the wall that I'm partial to Hadrian, but that when he rebuilt the Pantheon in Rome he put "Agrippa Built Me" as the huge inscription - in other words, he didn't toot his own horn. A pretty class act for an emperor.

[TomGuy]

A flight from Paris direct to LA would enter North America near or over Newfoundland and enter the US near or over North Dakota. It wouldn't go near NY or Chicago, and wouldn't go over any major city until it nears LA.

Assuming terrorist(s) had not infiltrated the staff and was not piloting the plane....true. But a terrorist who was piloting the plane????