[Semper911]

That's a twisted mess if communications you posted there. Chances are it is nothing, but you never know.

To all on this thread: Both planes left from Moscow. Both would have fueled up there. Fuel contamination? That could bring down two planes around the same time. I'm just throwing it out there, even though we know what is going on here.

We'll know if more planes start going in.

[jaz.357]

Both planes came on line in 1967!

[StillProud2BeFree]

But wouldn't fuel contamination have affected more than two planes?

Although it is possible it is not terrorism, I would bet that it is terror related.

Look at a map of Europe. Those planes can go 2000-2400 miles - that puts most of Europe within range of Moscow.

My guess is the Russian military realized what was going on and took the planes down. That's what the US would do if a 9-11 type scenario started to unfold here again - at least that's what I THINK they would do.

Checking the Arabic message boards now to see what they are saying about it.

By the way, there was a bus stop bombing this morning in Moscow as well.

[Dog Gone]

Fuel contamination? That could bring down two planes around the same time.

That would bring down every plane that filled up at the Moscow airport, and I'm sure there were more than two.

And wouldn't the pilots have time to radio in distress reports? The only reports we have indicate catastrophic failure in the sky.

[Camel Joe]

They must have been the only two planes that bothered to fuel up then? Not a very or even remotely likely scenario, but thank for playing.

[MindBender26]

No way fuel contamination. Loss of engines at cruise gives you plenty of tine to talk to ARTCC, plenay of glide range too.