U.S., Canadian, And European Airlines Have Halted Flights To Israel For 24 - 36 Hours

European Airlines Halt Flights To Israel Due To Instability -- Reuters

* Delta, United suspend operations to Tel Aviv until further notice
* American cancels flight from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
* Lufthansa, KLM, Air France also suspend Israel flights (Recasts throughout with FAA statement, details on European carriers)

July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. air carriers Delta Air Lines , American Airlines Group and United Airlines on Tuesday halted flights to Israel under directions from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ensure passenger safety as turmoil in the region has intensified.

The U.S. moves were swiftly followed by flight stoppages from European carriers, including Germany's Lufthansa, Air-France and Dutch airline KLM. Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest carrier, said it halted its flights through Wednesday, citing the situation on the ground in Tel Aviv.

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More News On U.S., Canadian, And European Airlines Halting Flights To Israel For 24 - 36 Hours

F.A.A. Halts U.S. Flights to Israel -- NYT
U.S. airlines prohibited from flying to or from Tel Aviv -- Washington Post
FAA Bans US Flights to Tel Aviv Airport -- VOA
FAA Tells Airlines to Halt Israel Flights on Rocket Fire -- Bloomberg Businessweek
US and European airlines halt Israel flights -- BBC
Airlines Scrap Israel Flights Over Missile Fear -- AP
European airlines follow FAA ban on flights to Israel -- Jerusalem Post
Major American and European airlines suspend flights to and from Israel -- RT
Air France, Lufthansa suspend flights to Tel Aviv -- AP
Air France suspends all flights to Tel Aviv due to security situation -- Reuters
Dutch carrier KLM cancels Tel Aviv flight for security reasons -- Reuters
Lufthansa says suspends service to Tel Aviv for 36 hours -- Reuters
Israel-Gaza conflict: Air Canada cancels Tel Aviv flight over safety concerns -- CBC News
Tel Aviv airport safe for carriers -Israel regulator -- Reuters

Were Terrorists Behind The 'Downing' Of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?

Did Missing Malaysia Flight DISINTEGRATE At 35,000 Feet? Search Team find What They Believe Is Part Of Plane Door And Tail As Interpol Probes Claims Four People Boarded Using Stolen Passports -- Daily Mail

* Search team finds what it believes is part of a door and a plane's tail
* Authorities say at least two people were travelling on stolen passports
* Interpol said its database with information about them wasn't checked
* The tickets they used were bought through through a Chinese airline
* Flight MH370 declared missing nearly 90 minutes after it was due to land
* The missing 227 passengers and 12 crew were from 14 different countries
* No terrorist organisations have claimed responsibility for the attack

Debris from the missing Boeing 777 flight is believed to have been found off Vietnam as Interpol investigates whether up to four passengers boarded the plane using stolen passports.

A Vietnamese search team has found what they believe is part of a door and an airplane's tail in the first major breakthrough in the hunt for missing aircraft.

The suspected fragments have been located around 50 miles from south-west of Tho Chu Island, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Investigators are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that the plane disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday

'The fact that we are unable to find any debris so far appears to indicate that the aircraft is likely to have disintegrated at around 35,000 feet,' said the source, who is involved in the investigations in Malaysia.

It comes as Interpol criticised Thailand's lax airport security after it emerged at least two passengers' passports were stolen, prompting fears that terrorists might have used them to get on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH307

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More News On Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Live Updates -- Wall Street Journal
New leads explored in hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight -- CNN
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 mystery: Jet's door may have been found, officials say -- FOX News
Why the Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared -- New Zealand Herald/AP
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: What happened to MH370? -- Sydney Morning Herald
Search for Jet Compounds the Mystery -- New York Times
Stolen passports expose weakness in Malaysia Airlines security -- Globe and Mail
Stolen passports used to board missing Malaysian flight were in Interpol database, but no one checked -- McClatchy news
Did Al-Qaeda In China Blow Up Malaysian Airliner? -- Chriss Street, American Interest
Missile downed Malaysia Airlines jet? Follows near miss by North Korean rocket last week -- Klein Online

My Comment: Too early to come to any conclusion on what happened on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But having four passengers go on-board with stolen passports .... now that's a big red flag.

CBS Investigation: US Air Marshalls Complain Of Rampant Racism, Sexism, And Incompentence Within The Agency

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Marshals Fight Battle In Air And On Ground -- CBS News

CBS News Investigation Reveals Rampant Sexism, Racism within Agency; U.S. Protection Being "Squandered," Says One Air Marshal.

CBS) The Federal Air Marshal Service is considered the last line of defense in our nation's aviation security. Its mission: to deploy armed, undercover agents on selected domestic and international flights to protect against a terrorist threat.

But a CBS News investigation has found the agency is fighting a battle not just up in the air but in its own backyard as well.

"How would you describe the management in the air marshal service?" CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian asked a current air marshal.

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My Comment: After spending billions (and continue to spend billions) to protect our airlines .... this is what appears to be the eventual outcome.

Sighhh .... one more reason to be frustrated (and angry) on how Government spends our tax dollars.