Thieves steal $5 mn from Lufthansa plane in Brazil
Definitely agree about it being an inside job. Brazil is notorious for violent crime and it wouldn't be too difficult to persuade or bribe a low paid employee for information.
Not quite as bad as Nigeria where aircraft need an escort to the runway incase they have the cargo holds opened whilst stationary on the taxiway.
Along with laptops and mobile phones, multi blade razor heads are a prime target as well. Small, high value, virtually untraceable, always in demand and easy to sell at markets and car boot sales.
Not quite as bad as Nigeria where aircraft need an escort to the runway incase they have the cargo holds opened whilst stationary on the taxiway.
Along with laptops and mobile phones, multi blade razor heads are a prime target as well. Small, high value, virtually untraceable, always in demand and easy to sell at markets and car boot sales.
Once in awhile, I'll ask the other pilot to look outside at the bustling ramp/cargo operations at MIA and ask him what he sees. Obviously they know something is coming.
I then tell them they are looking at the most successful Pirates in the 500 year history of the Caribbean. They can make decent money, health care, retirement, sick leave and free airline travel.
In the late 90's there was a good long expose on the illicit activities of those working the MIA ramp. Smuggling, theft, payoffs, bribery, you name it. It wasn't rare for people to simply disappear.
They noted in the article that even the Colombian Drug Cartels looked upon the MIA rampers as disreputable criminals that were difficult to do business with.
And this in a 1st world country. (Or at least a 3rd world group that thinks their area is in the 1st world)
I then tell them they are looking at the most successful Pirates in the 500 year history of the Caribbean. They can make decent money, health care, retirement, sick leave and free airline travel.
In the late 90's there was a good long expose on the illicit activities of those working the MIA ramp. Smuggling, theft, payoffs, bribery, you name it. It wasn't rare for people to simply disappear.
They noted in the article that even the Colombian Drug Cartels looked upon the MIA rampers as disreputable criminals that were difficult to do business with.
And this in a 1st world country. (Or at least a 3rd world group that thinks their area is in the 1st world)
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Worst thing we ever did was to teach the sheddies how to get to a manifest. Outbound pre-manifests are like a shopping list, as for inbound one's all bets are off. Just like all walks of life if there is an opportunity to be had people will take it.
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"Continuing a fine tradition established by the wharfies / lumpers / teamsters on the docks many decades (centuries??) ago"
or at Theifrow from 1960 onwards........
remember the fights hat broke out when T5 opened as to which handlers (ex T1 and ex T3) got to "handle" the high value luggage from places like Nice and Bermuda??
or at Theifrow from 1960 onwards........
remember the fights hat broke out when T5 opened as to which handlers (ex T1 and ex T3) got to "handle" the high value luggage from places like Nice and Bermuda??
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Reminds me of the time BA World Cargo were handling a pallet of bullion at Heathrow with each of the several dozen ingots worth about £250,000 apiece if I recall correctly.
One of the ingots went missing during transhipment through the old cargo sheds and, despite lots of searching and numerous theories, it wasn't found and the insurers paid out.
Needless to say it was seen as an inside job and left a bad taste in many mouths as a result.
Some months later one of the senior managers was walking through the aforementioned cargo shed and noticed something dusty and dirty propping open a door.
When he went to move it he was a tad surprised at the weight and, upon rubbing it like the genie's bottle, discovered one lost ingot!
Now whether it was waiting in open sight for an appropriate opportunity to get it off site, or whether it really was just something conveniently found one day to prop that door open, no one will ever know.
One of the ingots went missing during transhipment through the old cargo sheds and, despite lots of searching and numerous theories, it wasn't found and the insurers paid out.
Needless to say it was seen as an inside job and left a bad taste in many mouths as a result.
Some months later one of the senior managers was walking through the aforementioned cargo shed and noticed something dusty and dirty propping open a door.
When he went to move it he was a tad surprised at the weight and, upon rubbing it like the genie's bottle, discovered one lost ingot!
Now whether it was waiting in open sight for an appropriate opportunity to get it off site, or whether it really was just something conveniently found one day to prop that door open, no one will ever know.
