FLYDUBAI Aircraft shot

[Denim and leather]

Small arms fire hits flydubai plane on Baghdad descent - Channel NewsAsia (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/small-arms-fire-hits/1618866.html)

[Lonewolf_50]

Maybe they need to go back to that tactical approach into BIAP that the C-130's used to do ... :E

[captplaystation]

Maybe they need to do a risk assessment on their route network. . . . . . .

[Sop_Monkey]

Capt, you are damned right on that one.

Look, it is this simple. If you choose to operate in a war zone, declared or not, even you are insured to do so, you can expect trouble. MH found out the hard way.

[Andrewgr2]

I guess we will never know whether this was a warlike act, or simply an idiot with a firearm using it in much the same way that many idiots the world over use laser pointers.

[Willit Run]

"Idiots with firearms" pretty much describes the whole mid-east crisis right now. JMHO...........

[BARKINGMAD]

Certain airlines offer, or used to offer, a $ cash bonus for every rotation into certain "hotspots" around the world, particularly Middle East troubled areas.

I wonder why............

Of course their management will have undertaken a comprehensive risk assessment and found it worthwhile from cost/benefit analysis.

Now isolate the first 4 letters of that last word and consider whether yours is worth the incentive...............? :rolleyes:

[Herod]

So, the "brothers" from the security service have stated it is an accident. From that one can assume that a "brother" was responsible for the shot?

[captplaystation]

Indeed, that is "comforting" :rolleyes:

Oh well, not to worry, next rotation is probably somewhere nice . . . like Kabul :eek: