[Salvation]

AA Flight 587 was scheduled to take off at 8:00 a.m. but was held on the ground for an hour and fifteen minutes to repair an unidentified mechanical problem,

It will be interesting to see what an investigation brings out.

I personally think we are headed toward and El-Al or European type airport/airline security where everything is x-rayed and everyone is screened and patted down.

[Phantom Lord]

I keep hearing about the tight "European Security." I flew into and out of Heathrow 4 times and into and out of Edinburgh just this past August. I noticed NO DIFFERENCE between the security in these airports and the security in American airports. NONE. And customs was as big of a joke there as it was here.

[mrsmith]

"will be interesting to see what an investigation brings out. "

No need to wait, let's look it up in the media "Guide for Reporting; Aircraft Crash"

Pg. 23:
"Engine, falling off thereof:
A. Last worked on by non-union employee- report "mechanical failure"
B. Last worked on by union employee- report "mysterious cause- possible missile impact"