1751_Texan
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This type of airplane has never crashed, it has an impeccable record. Why would a plane turn its transponders off and travel four hours off course? Answer me that.Less than 10% of airliner crashes are due to terrorism. Statistically, it's MOST likely it was mechanical malfunction. Also, try and remember that in all probability over 230 people have died. Making political hay out of it is in really poor taste.
2008 and 2013
Law of numbers...How many 787s have crashed? 737/747s far out number the larger Boeing aircraft and have more flight hours.
Avionics are not infallible. A plane would not turn a transponder off, but there could be 100 reasons a transponder failed.
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