05/10: Laptop Ban to Possibly Include All Flights from Europe
Posted by: athomas
Commercial aviation has been, and will always remain, the premiere target for terrorists.
The U.S. decision to consider banning laptops from all flights now departing Europe is a reflection of the continuous cat-and-mouse game that is aviation security.
As context, the first bombing of a commercial airliner occurred in 1933, when an IED brought down a United Airlines flight over Chesterton, Indiana, killing everyone on-board.
The next successful attack against commercial aviation is inevitable. It is only the "when" that is missing...
The U.S. decision to consider banning laptops from all flights now departing Europe is a reflection of the continuous cat-and-mouse game that is aviation security.
As context, the first bombing of a commercial airliner occurred in 1933, when an IED brought down a United Airlines flight over Chesterton, Indiana, killing everyone on-board.
The next successful attack against commercial aviation is inevitable. It is only the "when" that is missing...
