[Denver Ditdat]

Don't fly. It's not worth the risk, trains or buses would be far safer or else drive.

How many people have died in car crashes since 9/11? The US averages somewhere around 50,000 fatalities per year, so statistically we should be approaching the same number of deaths in the two months subsequent to 9/11 as were sustained in the terrorist acts.

Auto crash fatalities tend to happen one or two at a time in geographically diverse areas, so we don't pay them much attention. Hearing about a death in a rush hour wreck just becomes part of the background noise on the evening news, or an item on page 5b of the local paper.

Bottom line - keep your head on a swivel out there regardless of how you travel. Be aware, be safe.

[Nitro]

this pic is of an A310 but the engine mounts are the same, I think you can see the pylon that comes down from the wing and holds the engine housing!

[FITZ]

Of course there is a Jihad declared against the US. There's no evidence it's been called off. I suspect mechanical failure done intentionally by Muslim maintenance workers.