In article et,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
What's better, explosive decompression or a fuel-loaded airplane being
slammed into a busy downtown area by a terrorist who is able to gain
control of the airplane?


Fuel-loaded? The effected flights would be departing foreign airports bound
for the US. In the case of the British we're talking about trans-Atlantic
flights. Wouldn't the fuel load be rather light by the time they're able to
strike a US target?


And, the bottom line is I don't think it matters if the airplanes are
are fuel full or empty, a jumbo jet is going to make a big mess if it's
crashed into a populated area. That's the real point.


JKG