Poop? How about a known killer on board?

[sqwkvfr]

Did you know Tolstoy's original name for 'War and Peace' was 'War, What is it Good For?'?

Yeah, it was his mistress that came up with the name "War and Peace."

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

What does the law say? I'm betting it says the flight may continue.

Some of you folks get real po'd when government bailout money to the airlines is mentioned. All the government had to do was pay for the gas... And they didn't offer to do it.

Want it to turn out differently? Change the law.

 

[sqwkvfr]

All the government had to do was pay for the gas... And they didn't offer to do it.

Yes they did. Check the article again:

The ACTIC liaison told Palombo he had spoken to someone at Continental, and that airline brass were wondering who was going to pay for refueling Flight 82 if the pilot dumped thousands of gallons of fuel to ensure a safe landing.

"I was, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" the sergeant says. "He said he wasn't . . . I estimated that it might be 10 or 15 grand, something like that."
Palombo told the liaison he couldn't authorize that size of an expenditure, but, within minutes, he got the go-ahead from Assistant Police Chief Kevin Robinson.

"By now, the FBI, TSA and the FAA had become involved, and everyone was getting frustrated," Palombo says. "At this point, I'm in the mode of, `Just land the freaking plane! We promise to pay for it, okay?'"

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

Yes they did. Check the article again.

Had trouble going thru all of it. No pictures

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

This kinda stuff is gonna happen.


If we don't like it we need to go cargo.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

I read more of War and Peace.


1) It seems to insinuate the police offered to pay 10-15 grand for fuel. And they weren't too happy about it. That woefully underestimates the real cost of diverting this flight and someone at CAL probably realized that.

2) The article also quotes an aviation expert saying they were surprised the FBI couldn't get the airplane to land since the FBI has the authority to land a flight in US airspace. I think this flight was over the atlantic. Another so-called expert is confused.

BUT...

Most aviation experts interviewed claim continental made a bad decision. Maybe the government will fine them. If they screwed up, then I say fine the heck out of them to prevent a future occurence.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Maybe if it didn't take the police 30 minutes to respond to the 911 call they could have caught the guy before the flight left ....

 

[Skank]

Mary Schiavo respected? Not by anybody in this business.

Bad deal all around but Skyboy is right. Airplane turns around, maybe more people get hurt.

Thank you! I was wondering how long that crap about Mary was going to go unchallenged.

 

[duc driver]

just say you have had an engine failure and that you are going back to ewr. the guy will be sh8ting himself or happy that he is going to die in a plane crash

 

[capt. megadeth]

That's a chilling story, and a total cluster-#$%^ by Continental. I can only hope that the Flight Crew was not informed of the gravity of the situation. Because if they were and still chose to continue their course....it really doesn't get any worse.

Well the only way that I would believe that the crew knew about it and didn't divert would be if CAL threatened their jobs. That being said, I would still divert and let them try to fire me. This is one case where I will laugh if someone sues them over this. Has this country become so f***ed up that people don't even care about what's right or wrong? How can you even bring the word money into this? If this is the way things are going (which we are), we are f***ed.

 

[EWR_FO]

Yes they did. Check the article again:

If the airplane came back, it would be on the ground for a minimum of 10-12 hours (or more) because of a recrew. You don't just call a reserve in for a two hour show because the duty time is too long, they have to be released to crew rest and then report. I'm not sure about the FA's call out, but I know they would be recrewed also. Now the airplane is twelve hours late into Delhi and the outbound is 8-10 hours late departing. It could take two days to get the airplane back on schedule. There is a little bit more to it than just "paying for the fuel." Not saying it's right or wrong but the guy who wrote the article doesn't seem to know the complete picture.

 

[capt. megadeth]

Unbelievable! There is a MURDERER on board. I don't care about crew duty, reschedules or anything for that matter. This is unacceptable.

 

[flying zephyr]

what if

I know what ifs are just that, but if he had injured a flight attendant or another passenger "over the atlantic" this thread would have a whole different tone and everyone would be saying what a big mistake that they made. What a bunch of BS, we can't get a hold of the flight, is there anyone who doesn't know how to get a hold of operations. Every airline has ops numbers readily available for emergencies. Also, if you were that crew, and you didn't know wouldn't you be mad that they didn't tell you. Oh well

 

[Jack Mehoff]

Did you know Tolstoy's original name for 'War and Peace' was 'War, What is it Good For?'?

I saw a beeping pda get thrown out of a limo and hit a lady in the head just now haha

 

[blueridge71]

By Paul Rubin

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