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Does anyone think that the recent numerous incidents of dangerous incidents on airplane flights may (Original Post) raccoon Wednesday OP
I don't think so overall.... FarPoint Wednesday #1
No. pdxflyboy Wednesday #2
It's happening because of B.See Wednesday #3
Kinda odd,.... boom,... boom,. boom,.. magicarpet Wednesday #4
Plane go down. Egg go up. Voltaire2 Wednesday #5
I think that's certainly possible. raccoon Thursday #7
No, there has been no evidence to suggest that Meowmee Wednesday #6
Nope Just. G.O.P. incompetence and arrogance BoRaGard Thursday #8
I guess you could call Republican deregulation as an act of terrorism. Emile Thursday #9
You can't expect all the firings of experienced personnel not to have an effect Blue Full Moon Thursday #10

FarPoint

(13,846 posts)
1. I don't think so overall....
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 07:44 PM
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Airlines/ Airports understaffed, overworked and budget cuts top my guess as to why these incidents are happening.

pdxflyboy

(818 posts)
2. No.
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 07:44 PM
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I’m a former military aviator. Airline pilot for 30 years, now retired. It’s not terrorism, it’s people screwing up,

B.See

(4,671 posts)
3. It's happening because of
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 08:00 PM
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Trump and Musk. (insert sarcasm thingy here... MAYBE)

Now I know many will ask what's the connection, and call it bs, but the point of my jab is that were it Biden, they'd be blaming HIM. Like they blamed him for just about everything else. What's good for the goose...

Besides, one might even argue that the Trump Musk assaults on air traffic controllers, the aviation board, government agencies and government in general, have created enough uncertainty, NOT to mention a climate of low morale,

to have had an overall negative effect on the way things are SUPPOSED to work.

They certainly haven't been making anyone 'GREAT again.'

magicarpet

(17,714 posts)
4. Kinda odd,.... boom,... boom,. boom,..
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 08:01 PM
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.... back to back that they happened in such close succession.

Of course Eloon wants his Space X outfit to take over the domestic air traffic controllers operation,... fully privatize it under the Space X banner.

So then Eloon will be in charge of arrivals, departures, landings and take offs - do we really want to dump that responsibility in this quirky man's lap ?

Most would say - Elon Musk is too loose a Cannon to entrust him with that much responsibility. Many folks think he should be deported, as should K. Rupert Murdock of News Corp.

Voltaire2

(15,306 posts)
5. Plane go down. Egg go up.
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 08:20 PM
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All good in Maga Amerika.

No that is ridiculous, unless of course you meant that the deliberate sabotage of the FAA by the Regime was an act of terrorism.

Is that what you meant?

raccoon

(31,643 posts)
7. I think that's certainly possible.
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 06:33 AM
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To further shake people up, make people more afraid to fly and hurt the airline companies.

Meowmee

(7,453 posts)
6. No, there has been no evidence to suggest that
Wed Feb 26, 2025, 08:24 PM
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It could be due in part to eloon and orange psycho firing/ fucking up air traffic controllers, etc. And from the general stress from what they are doing.

BoRaGard

(4,226 posts)
8. Nope Just. G.O.P. incompetence and arrogance
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 06:34 AM
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as they make the formerly "friendly skies"
into MagatSkies

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