[mfccinsd]

Interesting that it was a Singapore Airlines flight...they actually were one of the three that had reported threats (on two different occasions...once was Sing. and two others in Bangkok, but it sounded like the threat was to the offices more than flights; and then at least one other threat to flights within the last 2 months or so).

I know the story says it was a transponder malfunction, just interesting that it's one of the three other airlines (outside of the American ones and BA, Air France and Aero Mexico) that had publicized anything threat related recently.

[WestCoastGal]

I found it interesting that it just happened to be the signal that says hijack that malfunctioned. Odd?

None of the AF AM or BA have had any problems. BA223 changed their flight number and that was the end of the problem supposedly.

[Honestly]

The code that was sent to the FAA by the transponder, which signaled a hijacking, has to be manually entered by the pilot. There is a deliberate code that must be entered by the pilot rather than accidentally hitting a switch or button to trigger an alarm. Is it possible that this type of a communication signal from pilot to FAA can be hacked or corrupted? It seems like a curious situation.