JugofP... "If there was a plan to steal the plane, could the carefully planned "hijack route" meant to confuse/avoid radar/etc have been pre-entered into the computer as route 2, so that at the appropriate time, all that would be needed to execute would be to press a couple buttons?"
I just watched Hannity on Fox and by coincidence this McInerney retired AF general was on. Not my usual network, by the way. If he is not off his rocker, anything is possible! It certainly would explain this campaign of misinformation-trickle.
Very scary though. Scary if he is wrong that he would espouse such views in a serious forum under presumably legitimate media coverage. Even scarier if he is right!
ETOPS240:
Thank you for insights. Does this mean the 12-minute story, if true as widely reported by good news organizations, implies the re-programmed route was in the ACARS 1:07 as "Active"?
If yes, it begs the question; does not ATC or anyone on the ground react to these reports in a way that helps protect the public interest? (in that neck of the woods) - Surely it would stand out as more than a course correction to avoid bad weather.
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