I saw this fly over my house, as Im right by the end of the runway.
I thought it was odd to see an American Airlines jet coming in, since we have lots of carrier but not them
What *wasnt* reported was in came in via escort....2 F/A-18 Hornets that were armed. I've seen a lot of Hornets come in to the Guard base for stop overs, but never armed to the teeth like these two were.
I wonder if they were carrier birds?
Anyways...article below....
Cross-Atlantic flight diverted to Bangor
Friday, August 25, 2006 - Bangor Daily News << Back
By Doug Kesseli, Bangor Daily News
BANGOR — An American Airlines jet from Manchester, England, was diverted to Bangor International Airport on Friday afternoon for security reasons.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said American Airlines Flight 55, a Boeing 767 en route to Chicago, had 167 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
An American Airlines spokesman in Dallas said the flight was forced to land in Maine at the request of the Transportation Security Administration because of an unspecified “security concern.” “The TSA had a security concern about the flight and the concern has been addressed,” said airline spokesman John Hotard.
He added that the flight will continue to Chicago once a new crew is in place, as the delay would have forced the current crew to work beyond their required hours.
FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz declined to discuss the nature of the problem.
The jet touched down about 12:45 p.m.
A yellow school bus could be seen carrying passengers to the airport’s International Arrivals Terminal. The jetliner was on the tarmac Friday afternoon with its engines shut off, according to a reporter for the Bangor Daily News.
At 2:15 p.m., Gov. John Baldacci said he had ordered the head of his Executive Protection Unit, Sgt. David Bowler, to BIA. Bowler joined Maine State Police and Bangor city police on the scene to assist the FBI. State police provided bomb squad dogs and Bangor police provided additional bomb squad assistance, but there was no specific word about why they were called to the scene.
The Bangor airport is a popular place for international flights to touch down because of mechanical problems, unruly passengers or security threats.
Bangor is the first large U.S. airport for incoming European flights, and it’s the last U.S. airport for outgoing flights, providing a safety net for aircraft with uncluttered skies and one of the longest runways on the East Coast.
Twice in less than a week last year, international flights were diverted to the airport because a passenger’s name appeared on a no-fly list.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
