Another Malaysian Airliner "crashed" ...

[GroobySteven]

Watching the reports coming in, may have been shot down over Ukrainian airspace.
As someone who flies so much, this always terrifies me, 295 people on-board. I

[Prospero]

It is confirmed crashed.... and yes, the notion of being shot at is obviously on the cards.

Talking to an airline pilot recently about the other mysterious crash a few months ago. He reckons that it was suicide - and explained how it would have worked. Pilot took a break to have a leak and co-pilot locked him out, then put it into a dive. Oxygen masks last only a few minutes so passengers would have been blacked out before the crash. That is the general theory in aviation circles I gather.

[simonisthebest]

sucide ? u crazy man.
that plane has landed somewhere in a island ,he aint on no Ocean,

[RallyCola]

watching brian williams coverage now and the "experts" are all saying they can't confirm anything but they are all suggesting that it is absolutely the case that it was shot down. 2 of these talking heads say it was russia and 1 says it was the ukranian dissidents. everyone is, at least so far, absolving the ukranian government.

this makes no sense...why target the malaysian flight in particular? i have to believe that if it was an intentional shoot down, they were aiming for any plane and it is just coincidence that it is a malaysian flight.

if this was not a shoot down, the media clearly wants it to be because it would be better for ratings. so far, they are only talking about surface to air missiles and really have not said dick about the passengers or the scene in malaysia where families are awaiting their loved ones.

this is just another reason why i can't stand the media sometimes...regardless if it is true that this plane was shot down...they are all just trying to "scoop" each other and get ratings that they will only report the most sensational story.

[Rusty Eldora]

I recall the 777 had not had a crash with fatalities until these two Malaysian flights. Our prayers are needed by those that lost loved ones on both of these.

It is so scary to think how many flights go over what could be hostile territory around the world. The world does not feel terribly safe right now.

[bluesoul]

Watching the reports coming in, may have been shot down over Ukrainian airspace.
As someone who flies so much, this always terrifies me, 295 people on-board. I

how about the other plane that supposedly disappeared?

[GroobySteven]

how about the other plane that supposedly disappeared?

Erm, what about it?

[giovanni_hotel]

Apparently there have been other shoot downs recently over Ukraine allegedly by the Russians or Ukrainian separatists.


Lots of rumors flying over here on cable news. The Ukrainian president says they have communications from Ukrainian separatists shortly after the shootdown bragging they'd shot down a Ukrainian transport plane.

I think it's highly unlikely regardless that Ukraine shot down this airliner.

[GroobySteven]

Apparently there have been other shoot downs recently over Ukraine allegedly by the Russians or Ukrainian separatists.


Lots of rumors flying over here on cable news. The Ukrainian president says they have communications from Ukrainian separatists shortly after the shootdown bragging they'd shot down a Ukrainian transport plane.

I think it's highly unlikely regardless that Ukraine shot down this airliner.

There have been lower flying military planes shot down. I saw the tweet - looks like the Russian's have fucked up and shot a civilian plane down - again!

[bluesoul]

Erm, what about it?

was it found? i was still caring about it and don't know whether i'm comfortable caring about this plane when my heart is with another plane

i need closure steven