Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
What does cabotage have to do with this incident? Are you trying to imply no US flight crewmember has tried to screw or kill his own crew? Calloway at FedEx rings a bell.
There are many reasons to be against cabotage. This is not one of them.
FDX 705 endured the terror of a deranged killer. Calloway was a deranged maniac intent on killing and destroying. The Etheopian pilot was allegedly attempting to request political asylum (albeit in a horribly felonious way), and it appears he did not attempt to kill or harm his crew or anyone else.
So, yes, there IS a difference. One acted for vengeful and financial motives, the other political. So let's get that straight.