[spetznaz]

I am not saying that is what happened, but it is something that could happen. Enough to ensure that the upcoming 787 Dreamliner has both firewalls and airwalls between the core system and what passengers have access to, just in case some 'enterprising' passenger (be it run of the mill hacker, or someone with more nefarious objectives) decides to try and mess up some operating aspect of the aircraft. As for Jihadis, the typical 'Allah worshiping suicide bomber type' is merely a mule ...there are some who are Western educated (e.g. the stories last year of British doctors who were Islamist), and who may have specialized skills in technology. As planes become smarter, and fly by wire permeates the entire industry, it is only a matter of time before terrorists start sneaking in brains rather than bombs.

Imagine the impact of 15 planes going down in a single day over the Atlantic?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

As planes become smarter, and fly by wire permeates the entire industry, it is only a matter of time before terrorists start sneaking in brains rather than bombs.

My point exactly. In late May a bomb threat was called in. Everyone immediately assumes the caller means a boom boom plastic explosive or some sort, but what if they meant “software” bomb..everything was checked, nothing was found, their “test” bomb went completely unnoticed, then they decided to unleash the real thing..

Just guessing..