Another Russian airline gone down killing 220

[Giaodollo]

Yeah so, I fly a lot and past four years I think I have been on a Russian airline at least 6 times with connecting flights and all. Yeah I think I'm skipping these Russian for awhile though. Seems like they are in the news for a big commercial crash at least 2-3 times a year.

[BigNBAfan]

i fly maybe 15-20x a year and use aeroflot quite often... kinda scary.

[UK2K]

ISIS is taking claim that they did it.

[aj1987]

ISIS is taking claim that they did it.

They even released a video showing the plane blowing up, but most likely it's a fake.

[NumberSix]

They even released a video showing the plane blowing up, but most likely it's a fake.

These guys just gave Putin a green light to do whatever he wants. ISIS blowing up a plane full of Russians is exactly what he needed to get the Russian people's support for him to go in to the Middle East guns blazing.

[ThePhantomCreep]

These guys just gave Putin a green light to do whatever he wants. ISIS blowing up a plane full of Russians is exactly what he needed to get the Russian people's support for him to go in to the Middle East guns blazing.

He already has 90% approval ratings, ratings that received a huge spike after his move into Syria.

I thought the mere sight of Putin pumping iron sent members of ISIS into a state of panic?

[NumberSix]

He already has 90% approval ratings, ratings that received a huge spike after his move into Syria.

I thought the mere sight of Putin pumping iron sent members of ISIS into a state of panic?

Some of them are true believers and some aren't. The ones that welcome death can't be scared.

Also, let's not pretend like Russia is a legitimately democratic country. Who knows what his actual approval numbers are.

[KevinNYC]

A Russian plane that crashed in Egypt over the weekend broke up in midair, a senior Russian aviation official said after visiting the crash site in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday. All 224 people aboard were killed.

Modern planes don't usually fall apart in flight, barring an explosion caused by a bomb or missile, but Viktor Sorochenko, an official with the Interstate Aviation Committee, said it is too early to tell what caused the crash, according to Russia's Interfax news agency. A pilot on the flight complained to his wife about the condition of the Airbus 321-200 shortly before takeoff, a Russian TV station reported, and Russian and Egyptian officials denied claims by the Islamic State militant group that it had downed the plane.

They do have the two black boxes.
Egyptian officials said the Civil Aviation Ministry was analyzing data from two recovered flight recorders now at the ministry headquarters in Cairo.

[KevinNYC]

Folks are definitely thinking about terrorism. The plane would be too high for a shoulder launched missile. Doubtful a missile system like the Russian missile system that took out the Malaysian plane was used. An onboard bomb should be able to be detected once they look at the debris.

--There aren't any manpads that can take out a plane at 31,000 feet are there?

--No, but close. Latest Stinger model can target up to 26k ft. Russia's latest model Igla is up to 21k ft.

[QUOTE] The Airbus A321-200 had just reached a cruising altitude of about 33,000 feet when, around 20 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, it suddenly plummeted by some 6,000 feet.

Over the next 20 seconds, the airliner, which was en route to St. Petersburg, Russia, abruptly climbed and descended several times before radar contact was lost, according to preliminary transponder data published by FlightRadar24.com, a commercial company that tracks airline routes.



While most analysts remain skeptical that Islamic State militants in the area possess missiles with sufficient range to strike aircraft flying at cruising altitudes, experts said they could not rule out the possibility of a more conventional form of terrorism.

[Mike Armstrong]

How many car wrecks though?

[DonDadda59]

Looks like Putin got his 'Welcome to Syria' care package from Syria.

Notice how hard Egypt and Russia are fighting against the evidence of a bomb. There goes Egypt's tourism industry.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Looks like Putin got his 'Welcome to Syria' care package from Syria.

Notice how hard Egypt and Russia are fighting against the evidence of a bomb. There goes Egypt's tourism industry.

For being a Putin thread, there's a curious lack of "manly man" pics in it.

Where'd the right-wing nut jobs go?

[DeuceWallaces]

Tragic event, but it's hilarious that only a month after conservatards going with the Putin is a baller - America is weak narrative that they blew up a commercial airliner with 200+ Russians.

Didn't take them long to make him look like a mega bitch.

[GIF REACTION]

Way to turn this tragedy into a political assault

Go **** yourself you excuse of a human being.

[LJJ]

it's hilarious that they blew up a commercial airliner with 200+ Russians.

tut tut.