Posts Tagged ‘FBI’
 

 
Delta Boeing 767-300ER N1613B returned to JFK after a bomb scare. (File photo by Kaz T)

Delta Bomb Scare Forces Emergency Landing at JFK Airport [UPDATED]

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in New York after an air marshal discovered suspicious wires in a lavatory.
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Laser Attacks on Aircraft a Rapidly Growing Concern

Laser attacks on aircraft are on the rise. To combat this problem, the FAA and FBI have taken strong steps to find and prosecute those guilty of pointing lasers at aircraft.
by Gabe Andino
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This underwear bomb failed to take down a Northwest Airlines Airbus A330, but did succeed in burning its owner's genitals. (Photo by FBI, via ABC News)

New Underwear Bomb Plot Thwarted by CIA, But More Bombs and Terrorists Unaccounted For

The CIA has broken up a new Al Qaeda plot to blow up an airliner using explosive underwear, the Associated Press reported Monday afternoon. An upgraded underwear bomb with an improved detonation system was seized by agents in Y...
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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 eskimo tail. (Photo by Alaska Airlines)

Fighter Jets Escort Alaska Airlines Plane to Seattle After Hijack Warning

Two F-15s escorted an Alaska Airlines flight to SeaTac Thursday after an anonymous caller told the FBI that a passenger could be a hijacker.
by AFP
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OPINION: The Investigator Most Qualified

The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and not those of NYCAviation In recent months, there has been a wave of fresh speculation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Boeing 777-200ER lost mor...
by Stephen Carbone
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