[Fighting Irish]

Someone exhibited signs of increases flatulence ......

or farts

[r9etb]

American Airlines Flight 55, a Boeing 763

The bastard stole 4 digits from the plane!

[CindyDawg]

Another one? They are expecting something.

[sola_fide]

Is it just me, or are we averaging about one of these "incidents" per day?

[TomGuy]

Is something going on?

2 jets diverted for security concerns [air marshal subdued a passenger involved in an incident...]

Posted by Sub-Driver On 08/25/2006 12:47:13 PM CDT · 21 replies · 892+ views Yahoo ^ 2 jets diverted for security concerns 4 minutes ago A U.S. Airways jet flying to North Carolina was diverted to Oklahoma City after an air marshal subdued a passenger involved in an incident with a flight attendant, an airline spokesman said. Law enforcement officers were questioning the passenger after the jet landed at Will Rogers World Airport, said Morgan Durrant, a U.S. Airways spokesman. He did not disclose the nature of the problem between the passenger and the flight attendant. The Airbus A321, which left Phoenix at 6:15 a.m., was to resume its flight to Charlotte, Durrant said. There were...

[Dog]

What the hell is going on...there have been a rash of these lately.

[armymarinemom]

The only explosions around here today have been preceded by whistles.

[VOA]

Ah yes, another weekend and Manchester in the news...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687028/posts
(2 fellows removed from Spain to Manchester flight; they were released)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686661/posts
(Manchester site of Islamic shindig; see last line of lead article)

Maybe it's all just coincidence.

[fivecatsandadog]

"12 crew members"

Is it just coincidence that one of recently diverted/returned flights also had >>>12<<< suspicious passengers on board?

[DollyCali]

get hubby on this AT ONCE!

lol

[cmsgop]

[fatnotlazy]

Close the borders NOW!

[cfrels]

I thought that if someone did something that caused a flight to be diverted, they were required to pay for the fuel, etc(it's over $250,000 I believe)......
Does anyone know if this is the still the law? If not, it should be, there must be some serious consequences for this.

[reasonisfaith]

I agree that the way these events are taking place makes it appear as though some kind of intent is behind it.

If the pattern continues, it has the potential to adversely affect air travel and the overall economy. I say we get tough with the islamofascists.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Seems like the, terrorist folks are acting up, just enough not to get in trouble. Well, sounds like it's time to stop being sissies and listening to their sorry stories. Throw the little muskrats in jail for deliberately causing trouble on a flight. Then see how many stop their childish tactics...

[GretchenM]

It is in Breaking News now ... don't know how long it's been there.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Stick of dynamite found in checked luggage By KRISTEN HAYS, AP Business Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago



HOUSTON - A stick of dynamite was found in a college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina, one of seven security incidents Friday that caused U.S. flights to be diverted, evacuated, searched or delayed.


Howard McFarland Fish, 21, was charged with carrying an explosive aboard an aircraft and was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal authorities have determined that his actions were not acts of terrorism, ICE spokeswoman Luisa Deason said in a statement.

Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Omero Longoria said Fish told authorities he works in mining and often handles explosives. Longoria said federal officials were investigating whether the explanation was true.

Bill Waldock, aviation safety professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, said the incident could have been disastrous and raises questions about security in overseas airports. Dynamite can be unstable if it's old, he added.

"You're in a pressurized airplane, you get a detonation in the cargo hold, it could blow a hole in the airplane big enough to bring it down," he said.

The dynamite was found during a luggage search in a federal inspection station at Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly after Flight 52 landed at about 6 a.m.

Marlene McClinton, spokeswoman for the Houston Airport System, said ICE officials and the FBI shut down the customs area and began questioning Fish, one of 173 passengers on the flight.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston said Fish, of Connecticut, would appear before a federal magistrate Monday. Carrying an explosive aboard an aircraft carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Fish is a psychology student at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., said Roger Clow, the college's director of communications. He declined to answer other questions about Fish, citing privacy concerns.

In other incidents:

_An American Airlines flight from England to Chicago was forced to land in Bangor, Maine, after federal officials "learned of a reported threat," FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said. Some people on board said a fellow passenger was handcuffed and placed in a police car as they were leaving the jetliner.

Marcinkiewicz said no one was arrested but declined to say if anyone from the flight out of Manchester was in custody.

_A US Airways jet was diverted to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport after a federal air marshal subdued a disruptive passenger who had pushed a flight attendant, the FBI said.

The passenger was undergoing a mental evaluation, and authorities had yet to determine what criminal charges he might face. The twin-engine jet returned to flight three hours later on its trip from Phoenix to Charlotte, N.C.

_A Continental Airlines flight from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Bakersfield, Calif., was held in El Paso, one of its scheduled stops, after the crew discovered a missing panel in the lavatory, authorities said. Passengers were being screened and interviewed, Amy von Walter of the Transportation Security Administration said.

_A utility knife was found on a vacant passenger seat of a US Airways flight that had traveled from Philadelphia to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, state police said.

No arrests were made and there were no threats involved, said Master Sgt. J. Paul Vance, state police spokesman. He said it was unknown Friday whether a worker inadvertently left the knife on the plane or a passenger brought it on.

_An Aer Lingus flight from New York to Dublin was evacuated Friday morning during a scheduled stopover in western Ireland following a bomb threat that turned out to be unfounded, officials said.

• A United Airlines flight out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was delayed because a small boy said something inappropriate, according to a government official speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. "He didn't want to fly," the official said.

The Manchester-to-Chicago flight, American Airlines Flight 55, was diverted to Bangor for security reasons, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Murray said.

The plane landed on a remote taxiway and passengers were taken by bus to a holding area, said airport manager Rebecca Hupp. State police provided bomb squad dogs, and local police provided additional assistance.

"The TSA learned of a reported threat to the aircraft while it was en route," TSA spokeswoman Andrea McCauley said, declining to give further details. FBI agents were interviewing passengers and crew, she added.

Marcinkiewicz, of the FBI, declined to elaborate on the source of the threat, or to say whether officials believed it to be legitimate.

Passengers said they had not seen any disruptions during the flight. Amy Chignell of Redditch, England, said she sat next to the man who appeared to be the subject of concern and did not see him do anything out of the ordinary, although he went to the restroom a few times.

Tom Roseberry of Seattle said passengers were told they were landing in Maine because a member of the crew was ill. But he said passengers began to suspect something else was going on when they saw a fighter jet zoom by.

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Associated Press Writer Leslie Miller in Washington contributed to this story.

Commercial airlines will die a natural death. Most of us have been directed to fly charter from this point forward. It is really a shame.

[twntaipan]

I have a theory.

Any incident that occurs with an American (i.e. Joe Sixpack) is rushed to print with full details as quickly as it can be.

But when the incident has a news blackout, it has to do with Muslim terrorism.

Just a theory.