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2020-03-05 Home Front: WoT

Mechanic gets 3 years for sabotaging American Airlines plane in Miami

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Posted by Frank G 2020-03-05 12:14|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Three years for the attempted murder of 150 people? Seems a tad on the light side, especially with whatever differential they give you nowadays for good behavior.

Posted by SteveS 2020-03-05 13:07|| 2020-03-05 13:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like the FAA has revoked his A&P license so no more airplane work for him.....ever

Posted by TZSenator 2020-03-05 14:05|| 2020-03-05 14:05|| Front Page Top

#3 ...well, at least official work. Officer Crockett to the courtesy phone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-03-05 14:53|| 2020-03-05 14:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Betcha there's some sophisticated deal-making here that naifs like y'all wouldn't understand. "Give us your ~~crazy cabdriver cousin~~ caliph and we'll get you off easy. But from now on, we OWN you, pal." "By Allah, no crazy cabdriver is safe while I am free!" "Atta boy!"

Posted by Percy Phoger1822 2020-03-05 16:03|| 2020-03-05 16:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Only three years ? They must have thought there's no point in the FAA or DHS keeping these sasquatches away from airliners if we're going to allow hijabs and sunnah beards inside hangars with $ 35 m fighter jets with WMDs.

Posted by Dron66046 2020-03-05 17:12|| 2020-03-05 17:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

"The pilots realized something was wrong as they prepared to head to the departure runway."

Looks like Mr. Alani not only tampered with the aircraft ADM, he also, per the article cited, verified that the results of his handiwork would be discovered by the PIC as a function of the pre-taxi prep / checklist.

If true, there was never any threat to the aircraft occupants.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2020-03-05 21:46|| 2020-03-05 21:46|| Front Page Top

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