Oh, and to those who question if it was a terrorist act, why has no one claimed it?
Well, if they did take the plane, and hide it somewhere, to possibly use for nefarious purposes in the future, why would they claim their “terrorist act” halfway through the plan?
Of course they aren’t going to say anything, until they’ve accomplished their terror.
#Justsayin
Under your scenario, thats not terrorism; thats a hijacking. And again, the idea of hijacking the plane, and flying it for 5-7 hours with no one seeing it on radar is possible. I suppose. Theoretically.
Also, if the transponders on the engines put out a signal whenever the engines are running, as soon as the plane fires back up again, Rolls Royce will know. Unless they have a mechanic who knows Rolls Royce engines well enough to disable it.
If, if, if, if. Just too many ifs.