Category Archives: Boeing 747

Air India Flight AI171 — The Long Cover-Up: From Megrahi to Meghani

“Boeing planes don’t just fall out of the sky.”The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Official Trailer Friday June 13, 2025 — Every time a Boeing airliner crashes, the aftermath is never just about aviation safety — it becomes a battleground … Continue reading

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Boeing 747 : The End of an Era? [UPDATE : U.S. DoJ Non-Prosecution Agreement for Boeing Sparks Outrage]

“I am expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency for being a top salesman.” President Obama (July 21 2016) July 22 2020 — On Friday (July 17 2020), British Airways announced that it would be … Continue reading

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Boeing 747 : The End of an Era? [UPDATE — Trump-Netanyahu Meeting: The Elephant in the Room — and It Has Raked Wingtips!]

“I am expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency for being a top salesman.” President Obama (July 21 2016) July 22 2020 — On Friday (July 17 2020), British Airways announced that it would be … Continue reading

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [Update : Why I ruled out the Lockerbie bomb theory]

“There was a single primary return received (…) 16 seconds before SSR returns were lost. […] No explanation can be offered for its presence.” Pan AM 103 AAIB September 10 2020 — Boeing has delivered more than 1,500 of these … Continue reading

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [Update : Why I ruled out the Lockerbie bomb theory]

“There was a single primary return received (…) 16 seconds before SSR returns were lost. […] No explanation can be offered for its presence.” Pan AM 103 AAIB September 10 2020 — Boeing has delivered more than 1,500 of these … Continue reading

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On This Day — Kalitta Air Boeing 747 Breaks Up at Take off from Brussels Airport (May 25 2008)

“Pan Am Flight 103 disintegrated in flight over Lockerbie (December 21 1988) because of a massive structural failure due to well-known issues of metal fatigue in section 41 and 42 of the Boeing 747 (Series 100 & 200), not because … Continue reading

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [2020]

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading

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Boeing 747 : The End of an Era?

“I am expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency for being a top salesman.” President Obama (July 21 2016) “It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire … Continue reading

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [2019]

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993)

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading

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