Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
Every time my kids see a Porsche they yell SALLY!!!
Correcto - we'll see B747-8 in Atlanta in the future.. just flown by one of our many codeshare partners:
AIR SHOW: Korean Air To Order Five More 747-8 Passenger Jets -- Source
AIR SHOW: Korean Air To Order Five More 747-8 Passenger Jets -- Source
I love tangents and hey look a squirrel! And yes NOW the transponder is on standby.
BREAKING THE SILENCE:Investigators: TWA Flight 800 Crash Reason Wrong
Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM EDT
A group of whistleblowers, including a number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.
However, the six whistleblowers, all part of the original investigation team, stopped short of saying the plane was shot down.
Flight 800, a Boeing 747, had just taken off from JFK airport with 230 people aboard on July 17, 1996 enroute to Paris when it exploded and crashed off the coast of nearby East Moriches, Long Island, killing everyone on the plane.
"..This team of investigators who actually handled the wreckage and victims' bodies, prove that the officially proposed fuel-air explosion did not cause the crash," reads a statement by the producers of the film, which will debut on cable network EPIX next month. "They also provide radar and forensic evidence proving that one or more ordinance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash." However, the statement said they did not speculate about the source or sources of any ordinance explosions.
The whistleblower team, which includes investigators-at the time-from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), TWA, and the Airline Pilots Association, have since retired from their positions. They claim that at the time, they were placed under a gag order by the NTSB, which they charged falsified the official conclusion of the cause of the crash. They indicated they would elaborate more in a Wednesday media briefing.
The NTSB report, the culmination of a four-year investigation, suggested the cause of the explosion was due to an explosion in the gas tank caused by a short circuit.
With conspiracy theories immediately swirling around the crash one being that it was caused by a terrorist missile strike -- the FBI conducted a 16-month investigation and concluded that there was no evidence to indicate that any criminal act occurred.
Courtesy of Fox News
Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM EDT
A group of whistleblowers, including a number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.
However, the six whistleblowers, all part of the original investigation team, stopped short of saying the plane was shot down.
Flight 800, a Boeing 747, had just taken off from JFK airport with 230 people aboard on July 17, 1996 enroute to Paris when it exploded and crashed off the coast of nearby East Moriches, Long Island, killing everyone on the plane.
"..This team of investigators who actually handled the wreckage and victims' bodies, prove that the officially proposed fuel-air explosion did not cause the crash," reads a statement by the producers of the film, which will debut on cable network EPIX next month. "They also provide radar and forensic evidence proving that one or more ordinance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash." However, the statement said they did not speculate about the source or sources of any ordinance explosions.
The whistleblower team, which includes investigators-at the time-from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), TWA, and the Airline Pilots Association, have since retired from their positions. They claim that at the time, they were placed under a gag order by the NTSB, which they charged falsified the official conclusion of the cause of the crash. They indicated they would elaborate more in a Wednesday media briefing.
The NTSB report, the culmination of a four-year investigation, suggested the cause of the explosion was due to an explosion in the gas tank caused by a short circuit.
With conspiracy theories immediately swirling around the crash one being that it was caused by a terrorist missile strike -- the FBI conducted a 16-month investigation and concluded that there was no evidence to indicate that any criminal act occurred.
Courtesy of Fox News
Wouldn't a missile, and I've never fired one, usually hone in on a engine?
You got me? Probably better answered by our military brothers. Although, with 4 engines under the wing i am sure it has a large heat signature. I sure some people will have some explaining to do.
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Hey remember Carl's rumor and possible three way where we'd acquire 744s? I don't know anything more than what wiki shows but Korean Air has 15 744s and 10 748s now on order and hey whats the deal with the NBA finals? Who is even in it? Gotta go check but before I do let's see what drudge has got on the front page...
I love tangents and hey look a squirrel! And yes NOW the transponder is on standby.
I love tangents and hey look a squirrel! And yes NOW the transponder is on standby.
According to a Korean news source, KAL is planning on getting rid of 15 744s by the end of 2017. These jets ordered today are to replace some of those 15 744s.
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