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The loss of confidence in the airline industry causing many airlines to go belly up, jobs being lost, the ecomony taking yet more dumps due to this is not a compelling reason for a coverup to you?

As I said elsewhere on this thread, you are suggesting that in order to try to salvage confidence in the airline industry, the government is trying to convince people that mere wind blew the tail off of an airplane.

And somehow that conspiracy theory makes sense to you? The government’s plan to insure people that air travel is safe is to tell them that wind can blow airplanes to pieces.

I’m sorry, but that is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.

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I did not say that I think there is a coverup, read my post again. I said I did not know what happened. I was merely pointing out that the airlines had managed to convince the former administration to cover up an extensive report about the lack of security in airports. Obviously they have great lobbying power.
I agree with you that telling us that an airplanes tail broke off is going to discourage people from flying, however, they are going to inspect all the other planes of the same kind, thus restoring confidence if they "fix" the problem.
If it is however, a terrorist attack, that would cause a lot more fear of flying in consumers wouldn't you agree?
Once again, I am NOT advocating a conspiracy theory, just saying that in my opinion, the airline industry wants this to be anything but a terrorist attack. As a matter of fact, I don't want it to be either!