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From: Thomas Shaddack <tsc..._at_shaddack.mauriceward.com>
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Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] {6474} Aeroflot Flight 150
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The flight track is here:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFL150
The path deviations don't look too significant to me. Could be a common
trajectory adjustment due to less than ideal local weather conditions.
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 FARKL..._at_aol.com wrote:
> You're right. I don't know if the deviation from the projected flight path
> are significant, or how great a distance it is, but the actions east of
> the Carolinas are weird, to say the least.
>
> carl
> Larsen and Associates
> Surprise, AZ
>
>
> In a message dated 7/11/2013 4:13:49 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> jm..._at_tscm.com writes:
>
> The Moscow to Havana flight should now be on the ground in Havana, Cuba
> (Terminal 3, unknown gate)
>
> No word yet if Edward Snowden in on board.
>
> The original reports out of Hong Kong (last month) stated that Snowden
> left Hong Kong to Moscow with an Aeroflot ticket that listed his final
> destination as Havana, Cuba.
>
> There were massively huge changes to the flight path to keep it out of
> U.S. Airspace, this would have expended a great deal more fuel ($$), and
> the flight path presented much more risk over the open ocean.
>
> There were also some very odd course deviations during the flight with
> sudden course changes toward U.S. Territorial waters, and then back away.
>
> -jma
>
>
>
> James M. Atkinson wrote:
> > This flight form Moscow to Havana is taking a rather curious path, and
> > avoiding the U.S. Coastline, and territorial waters. By looking at
> > previous flights between the two cities, historically it look like
> > they hug the U.S. Coastline for much of the flight, but not today.
> > Nope, today they seem to be avoiding anything other then open ocean
> > and international airspace.
> >
> > I would not be surprised if something happens in the next 90 minutes
> > to cause the inbound plane to divert away from Havana and rather to
> > land in Florida, or the Bahamas. Or even to divert to Argentina due to
> > some problem in Havana. The plane could also land at Lourdes (in Cuba)
> > or at one of the other Cuban military bases, offload special cargo,
> > and then fly to Havana.
> >
> > It will be interesting to see if it gets diverted in the next 90 minutes.
> >
> > Keep an eye on this flight, Snowden (and millions of pages on
> > classified documents) may likely be on board.
> >
> > --
> > James M. Atkinson. President and Sr. Engineer
> > "Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
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> >
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> > (978) 381-9111
> >
> >
>
> --
> James M. Atkinson. President and Sr. Engineer
> "Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
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