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True Dough

(17,320 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:42 PM Mar 2022

In Russia, Putin takes your planes (x500)

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In Russia, Putin takes your planes (x500) (Original Post) True Dough Mar 2022 OP

deny future landing rights outside of russia for these planes nt msongs Mar 2022 #1

Can't repossess them if you don't let them land! dchill Mar 2022 #4

Only invest what you can afford to have stolen, I guess. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #2

Hopefully, the aircraft manufacturers can download firmware and/or software... VarryOn Mar 2022 #3

well there's scary thought, a kill switch at 40,000 feet nt msongs Mar 2022 #5

I'm not suggesting doing it while aircraft are in mid-flight... VarryOn Mar 2022 #6

I can't say for Airbus planes, but Boeing planes can't be remotely updated. Angleae Mar 2022 #8

How many members of Congress sold Boeing short yesterday? n/t barbaraann Mar 2022 #7

msongs

(67,441 posts)

1. deny future landing rights outside of russia for these planes nt

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:51 PM

Mar 2022

dchill

(38,532 posts)

4. Can't repossess them if you don't let them land!

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:55 PM

Mar 2022

Wingus Dingus

(8,059 posts)

2. Only invest what you can afford to have stolen, I guess.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:52 PM

Mar 2022

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)

3. Hopefully, the aircraft manufacturers can download firmware and/or software...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:53 PM

Mar 2022

To incapacitate every plane.

msongs

(67,441 posts)

5. well there's scary thought, a kill switch at 40,000 feet nt

Reply to VarryOn (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 09:56 PM

Mar 2022

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)

6. I'm not suggesting doing it while aircraft are in mid-flight...

Reply to msongs (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:50 PM

Mar 2022

If Honda can download updates to my Accord, surely Boeing and Airbus can do similar.

Angleae

(4,493 posts)

8. I can't say for Airbus planes, but Boeing planes can't be remotely updated.

Reply to VarryOn (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 04:00 PM

Mar 2022

All software updates must be manually done from within the cockpit.

barbaraann

(9,163 posts)

7. How many members of Congress sold Boeing short yesterday? n/t

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:53 PM

Mar 2022

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