Escorted jets to ATL
01-24-2015, 04:19 PM
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Escorted jets to ATL
"The fighter jets, their sole purpose is to escort the plane and have eyes on the plane..." Yep! Only reason they're there. 
Fighter jets escort two passenger planes after bomb threat - CNN.com
Fighter jets escort two passenger planes after bomb threat - CNN.com
01-25-2015, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
Actually, I've often wondered what the point was. It was a bomb threat. Are they going to shoot it down if the bomb blows up?
There are few **good** answers to any scenario.
01-25-2015, 10:13 AM
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I want to know what the "credible" threat was. Specific tail number? For that you just look out the window.
I'm sure they can't say, but SURELY It was more than "I forgot where I left my bomb"
I'm afraid we might see some copycats if they don't nail this guy to the wall...but soon!!!
I'm sure they can't say, but SURELY It was more than "I forgot where I left my bomb"
I'm afraid we might see some copycats if they don't nail this guy to the wall...but soon!!!
01-25-2015, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
Actually, I've often wondered what the point was. It was a bomb threat. Are they going to shoot it down if the bomb blows up?
01-25-2015, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
Actually, I've often wondered what the point was. It was a bomb threat. Are they going to shoot it down if the bomb blows up?
01-25-2015, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by F15Cricket
Hmm, maybe if the plane is hijacked and then starts heading toward your house, you might see the point of making that incredibly difficult decision to shoot down an airliner (in other words, shoot it down over an unpopulated area). The bomb threat may have been more than a simple call that there is a bomb on board...
If some clown/terrorist tweets a bomb threat, I get that it has to be taken seriously. My question is, what is the point of fighter escort? In my mind the worst case is the bomb detonates.
01-25-2015, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
I understand how difficult it would be to make the decision to shoot down a hijacked aircraft. That wasn't the question I meant to ask, if I did--my bad.
If some clown/terrorist tweets a bomb threat, I get that it has to be taken seriously. My question is, what is the point of fighter escort? In my mind the worst case is the bomb detonates.
If some clown/terrorist tweets a bomb threat, I get that it has to be taken seriously. My question is, what is the point of fighter escort? In my mind the worst case is the bomb detonates.
01-25-2015, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Sputnik
I understand how difficult it would be to make the decision to shoot down a hijacked aircraft. That wasn't the question I meant to ask, if I did--my bad.
If some clown/terrorist tweets a bomb threat, I get that it has to be taken seriously. My question is, what is the point of fighter escort? In my mind the worst case is the bomb detonates.
If some clown/terrorist tweets a bomb threat, I get that it has to be taken seriously. My question is, what is the point of fighter escort? In my mind the worst case is the bomb detonates.
Why do you care?
Don't worry about it. It's done for a reason.
01-28-2015, 06:20 PM
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An interesting article detailing the number of recent Twitter threats that have been made against the airline recently (and why they deal with some of them as they do)
Twitter threats to planes require delicate decisions
Twitter threats to planes require delicate decisions
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