Most of these security enhancements are window dressing. The real work is done by surveillance and armed sky marshals. That said, the 9-11 hijackers should not have been able to get those box cutters onto the planes, even in September, 2001.
I did a project for a satellite technology company I won’t name. The president hated flying, and would not fly. The first satellite launch was from French Guiana, on an Ariane rocket. He wanted a bunch of key people (self included) to watch the launch live and chartered a fairly large boat to bring them all to/from the island. Sadly, I just did some embedded software for them as a contractor and was not invited on the trip.
I quit flying in 1995 due to all the airplane bombings, glued-together planes and then the TSA. No thanks. Got too many places to see right here in my own state.
BE THIS GUY 11 months ago
Would you go if Aunt Bertha wasn’t coming?
cmxx 11 months ago
Just pretend Aunt Bertha’s doing the Boot Scootin’ Boogie. :-)
blunebottle 11 months ago
I’m with you, caller.
grange Premium Member 11 months ago
Most of these security enhancements are window dressing. The real work is done by surveillance and armed sky marshals. That said, the 9-11 hijackers should not have been able to get those box cutters onto the planes, even in September, 2001.
Skeptical Meg 11 months ago
I did a project for a satellite technology company I won’t name. The president hated flying, and would not fly. The first satellite launch was from French Guiana, on an Ariane rocket. He wanted a bunch of key people (self included) to watch the launch live and chartered a fairly large boat to bring them all to/from the island. Sadly, I just did some embedded software for them as a contractor and was not invited on the trip.
klingon131 11 months ago
I quit flying in 1995 due to all the airplane bombings, glued-together planes and then the TSA. No thanks. Got too many places to see right here in my own state.