Barack Obama Has Near Plane Disaster

Photo from Bulkhead

Holy schnikes! Recently, Barack Obama's campaign plane had an incident requiring an emergency landing. As is often the case, the story was soft-peddled as "no big deal." Why the powers-that-be do this, I'll never know. Apparently, the incident was very serious, and we were almost short one candidate for President.

Why does Senator Hillary Clinton's "Bobby Kennedy" comment keep coming back to me?

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FAA Tapes Reveal Drama of Obama Jet Incident

The incident involving Sen. Barack Obama's campaign plane last month was much more serious than the airline or the Federal Aviation Administration said, according to FAA control tower tapes obtained by ABC News. . .

Read more at: ABC News

FAA Investigates Pilot Behavior After Explosion

Photo from Air Venture

Another story idea from Stupid Monkey Planet comes at a time when I'm about to fly 2,000 miles to Ohio. I'm not worried. . .not at all. I wonder where my will is?

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FAA probes flight that went on after crew reported blast

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident onboard an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Paris in which a Miami-based captain continued the 10-hour flight even after crew members heard what they believed to be an explosion in the cargo hold 14 minutes after take-off.

Unknown until the plane landed in Paris: the access panel to the air conditioner had ripped off during the flight. . .

Story from: McClatchy

Airliner Explodes: Everyone Alive

Photo from source, AP

Wow. When I first saw the picture, I thought the worst. Who would think an uneventful flight and landing would end this way? Since The Other Half has flown a great deal on Boeing 737s, this one hits a little close to home. Let's hope he pays attention to his own safety instructions!

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165 Safe After Plane Explodes in Japan

By DEBBY WU Associated Press Writer

NAHA, Japan (AP) -- Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball Monday on the tarmac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emergency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows - some just seconds before the blast.

Passengers described a normal landing after Flight CI-120 landed on the resort island of Okinawa from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei. But as the jet came to a stop near the terminal, they said that the left engine began smoking, followed by the right one.

Read more at: AP