N328KF From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6222 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 7527 times:
Brief fair use excerpt from the sensationalist tabloid, The Sun:
Quote: A BA flight engineer planned to smuggle £5million worth of cocaine into Britain — in a jumbo jet’s NOSECONE.
Gary Crane, 51, even staged a dummy run with a fake 20kg package flown from South Africa.
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 1968 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 7419 times:
Quoting Airfoilsguy (Reply 3): Baggage handler Neil Weir, 42, turned supergrass when they were rumbled, Reading Crown Court heard this week.
What in the world does that mean??
He ratted them out...lol
And this is certainly very unusual, but as said earlier it probably has been done before with success.
VC10 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1382 posts, RR: 17 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 6637 times:
[quote=EHHO,reply=9]Which once again shows that crews have to pass security the same way the passengers do - thoroughly.
However British Airways do not employ Flight Engineers any longer, what they mean probably is a ground engineer who works on flight departures, and I am not sure what security checks they have every time they enter the ramp. I would think they are equally as strict as passengers or flight crews
EHHO From Bulgaria, joined Dec 2005, 815 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 6465 times:
Quoting VC10 (Reply 10): However British Airways do not employ Flight Engineers any longer, what they mean probably is a ground engineer who works on flight departures, and I am not sure what security checks they have every time they enter the ramp. I would think they are equally as strict as passengers or flight crews
That's an interesting point. Last year we had the famous armed robbery of diamonds on the cargo apron at AMS, after which airside staff security has been stepped up significantly. Everyone entering airside on staff passes is checked thoroughly nowadays, whereas in the old days flashing the Schiphol staff ID was enough to be let through.
"Get your facts first. Then you may distort them as much as you please" -- Mark Twain
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 9 hours ago) and read 2806 times:
In the words of Black Sabbath...
"My life was empty, forever on a down,
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf though you can't hear"*
*Sweatleaf-1971
How many lives have been affected because of this scumball?
Ctbarnes From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3491 posts, RR: 52 Reply 19, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 2765 times:
Did the jumbo inhale??
Charles, SJ
The customer isn't a moron, she is your wife -David Ogilvy
WesternA318 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 5395 posts, RR: 25 Reply 23, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 2632 times:
Quoting Jamman (Reply 21): I must be really naive but when I read the topic title I had an image of a guy stealing and drinking cans of coke in the forward cabin.
That was my first impression!
Quoting Kanebear (Reply 22): So the plane would've been flying a LOT faster overnight, but very unstable, then it would've refused to move for the next two days.
LOL< Sounds like a DL plane...
Woohoo! Back to Beirut in Oct '13! (Along with a stop in DOH for 4 days)
777jaah From Colombia, joined Jan 2006, 1401 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2563 times:
Quoting EHHO (Reply 9): Nice try.. Which once again shows that crews have to pass security the same way the passengers do - thoroughly
Just on a side note, on friday i was flew BOG-MDE on a AV 757 that after MED goes north to MIA. I sat on 33K and from my window I could see all the luggage being loaded and 2 security guards around the rampers cehcking everything they did and even more, if they went into the cargo hold of the ac, even having them taking their shoes and hats off (almost a body cavity search........) That search was tougher than on pax. It surprised me a bit, but this is how AV have to deal with drug dealers and try to avoid serious penalties from american authorities if any shipment of drugs is smuggled in one of their birds.
Cheers
JAAH
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