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Greenpeace France at it
Meanwhile at Paris CDG...
Giving an Air France 777 a fresh coat of green paint.
https://fb.watch/41MMQeHx8w/
Giving an Air France 777 a fresh coat of green paint.
https://fb.watch/41MMQeHx8w/
No police or gendarmerie?
I hate to have to watch this.
I hate to have to watch this.
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Not that I condone it in any way or form, but at least it was one of their older 200 series (delivered 2004) which has been stored since March 2020. So, it's not as if they delayed anyone.
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Unless the color is just washable with simple water , I would send to Greenpeace France the bill to clean it up and repaint it.
But since there is a breach of security and that CDG is protected by the Gendarmerie, I am pretty sure they will be eager to look for and find who organized this and who was on the video . they will not only be charged with vandalism but with security breach , a far more serious offence for the Gendarmerie .
But since there is a breach of security and that CDG is protected by the Gendarmerie, I am pretty sure they will be eager to look for and find who organized this and who was on the video . they will not only be charged with vandalism but with security breach , a far more serious offence for the Gendarmerie .
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How is it, that as a pilot taking a cup of yoghurt through CDG security, I get jumped on by about 5 members of airport security, while these guys got buckets of paint airside? To me this is bordering on terrorism and should be treated as such.
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The vandalism done to the aircraft isn't really the biggest issue here. How did those chaps get through security? Thinking what a massive gap in airside security this reveals, we should be relieved that it was just a bit of paint in their hands. The authorities shall definitely arrange a thorough check, with a hefty fine for the security subcontractor in order.
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So what did this do for the environment ? Greenpeace are becoming more and more a terrorist organisation i think.
They struggle with the fact most countries have climate on the agenda now, so what they do drop rocks in the sea to try and sink a fishing boat and now this.
Imagine a plane crash where the outcome is green paint in the pitot and static valves.
They struggle with the fact most countries have climate on the agenda now, so what they do drop rocks in the sea to try and sink a fishing boat and now this.
Imagine a plane crash where the outcome is green paint in the pitot and static valves.
PilotLZ, I would argue that getting airside at any airport is possible. What is important is the reaction time by security. Since this took place in a fairly quiet area of the airport, where only stored aircraft are parked, it may have taken a few minutes for security to notice and react. It would be interesting to know what the response time actually was.
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They moved the paint in 100cc containers.
If AF management were serious they would publish a report on the environmental costs of repairing the aircraft disposal of colour, chemical cleaning of the fuselage, cost of spare parts and in terms of CO2 emissions to reach the AF technical base. etc.
They moved the paint in 100cc containers.
If AF management were serious they would publish a report on the environmental costs of repairing the aircraft disposal of colour, chemical cleaning of the fuselage, cost of spare parts and in terms of CO2 emissions to reach the AF technical base. etc.
It's ironic that the next flight planned for the aircraft in question was probably going to be its last - AF is in the process of sending its B772s to Tarbes, where the scrapman awaits.
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Treat as terrorism
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Thank you for hitting the nail squarely on the head: this could just as easily have been a terrorist planting a bomb, and should be treated as terrorism. These people attract sympathy from misguided individuals because they're "saving the planet" (allegedly). Make Greenpeace foot the repainting bill and lock up the perpetrators for a very long time.
Thank you for hitting the nail squarely on the head: this could just as easily have been a terrorist planting a bomb, and should be treated as terrorism. These people attract sympathy from misguided individuals because they're "saving the planet" (allegedly). Make Greenpeace foot the repainting bill and lock up the perpetrators for a very long time.
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How did those chaps get through security? Thinking what a massive gap in airside security this reveals,