"Attempted Act Of Terrorism" On Board Flight To Detroit

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Hang em, and Hang em high, preferably out of the plane at 30000 feet

Yeah, but since he is already at 30000 feet, why not>?

A terrorist is not a  'he', should be 'it'.

.Agent.

Hey Travelers, You Won't Believe The Draconian Security Measures Coming Your WayYesterday's terrorist attack on board a flight into Detroit can only mean one thing: more intense security measures.What they will entail is not yet clear, but from the rumors going around, if you thought that eliminating little water bottles and taking off your shoes seemed excessive, then you ain't seen nothin' yet.

International flights, in particular, are going to be brutal.

Blogger Xeni Jardin is tweeting some of the new rules being announced on a Delta international flight.

Among them:

• No electronics in the last hour of the flight.
• No getting up in last hour of the flight (at all, not even to go to the bathroom).
• No helping kids or the elderly in adjacent rows during the last hour of the flight.

And this is just on-board. In Canada they're doing full-body searches of every passengers now. It's probably safe to say that security will get much tighter here as well.

Basically this is going to suck. Watch the airline stocks Monday, and maybe think about upgrading your teleconferencing technology at the office.

More News On Yesterdays Attempted Terror Attack On A U.S. Airliner

Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane -- Yahoo News/AP
Nigerian tries to blow up US plane in mid-air -- Yahoo News/AFP
US says al Qaeda-linked man tries to blow up plane -- Reuters
Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Detroit-Bound Airplane -- ABC News
Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Detroit-Bound Airplane -- ABC News
Passengers Help Foil Attempted Terror Plot -- CBS
Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber -- L.A. Times
Terrorist Attempt on Detroit-Bound Plane Puts Airports on Alert -- Business Week
US plane attack suspect quizzed after 'terror attempt' -- BBC
Nigerian held in act of terror on airliner -- Baltimore Sun
Detroit terror attack: Scotland Yard probes 'British student airline bomber' -- The Telegraph
Terror attack on US flight to Detroit investigated in London -- The Guardian
Police searches in London after US plane attack -- AFP
Met Police search London flat in US plane attack probe -- BBC
US Calls Explosion on Airplane 'Attempted Act of Terrorism' -- Voice of America
Detroit terror scare: passengers face delays and tighter baggage rules on US flights -- The Telegraph
Detroit terror attack: striking similarities with British shoebomber Richard Reid -- The Telegraph
Airports raise security on U.S.-bound flights -- Reuters
Obama Orders Heightened Security After Disturbance on Plane -- Bloomberg
White House: President Obama Monitoring Failed Terror Attempt From Hawaii -- FOX News

Attempted Terrorist Attack on Airliner Sparks New Concerns About al-Qaida

New Flight Security Rules Now Official: No Standing Up, Working, Or Holding Things During Last Hour Of Flights

According to a notice on Air Canada's web site, as expected, the TSA has issued new rules to make it harder for people to blow up planes:

New rules imposed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration also limit on-board activities by customers and crew in U.S. airspace that may adversely impact on-board service.

Among other things, during the final hour of flight customers must remain seated, will not be allowed to access carry-on baggage, or have personal belongings or other items on their laps.

Nothing specific about "electronics" yet, though they presumably qualify as "personal belongings."

The new rules presumably mean that for flights of 90 minutes or less, you can't get up, move, or work.

We guess we're glad the TSA is getting serious about making it harder to blow up planes.  But here's our question:

What's so special about the last hour of flight?  If you're dead-set on blowing up a plane, can't you just do it earlier in the flight?

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Attempted airline bombing exposes big holes in aviation security and intelligencefrom DEBKAfile

A major air disaster was narrowly foiled on Dec. 25 by good luck and the resourcefulness of passengers and crew. The only casualty of Umar Faroul Abdulmuttallab's attempt to blow up Northwest Flight 253 as it approached Detroit airport was the would-be bomber himself, who suffered burns.

Neither element is a safeguard for international airline security against terror attacks. Neither are sophisticated high-tech gadgets, satellites or drones. So why was first-rate human intelligence from the bomber's own father ignored?

For some answers read DEBKAfile's Special Analysis