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Disappoint them to hear that i did this. I would like to apologize to each and every one of them. Just a broken guy. Got a few screws loose, i guess. Never really knew it until now. Think about landing this successfully, will alaska give me a job as a pilot . I think theyll give you a Job Doing Anything if you can pull this off. Yeah, right. If you wanted to land, probably the best bet is that runway just ahead to your left. Thats the mccord field. If you wanted to try, that might be the best wa...

Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Investigators will be trying to figure out the motive based on what they have seen so far. The fbi says they do not believe this was a Terrorist Threat and they do not believe theres any additional criminal activity associated with this. Another major issue, authorities will surely look at is security acc...

Taxi ways to the runway? >> i have not seen the tower tapes, so i wouldnt speculate on that. i think we have to leave it up to the faa to give you that information. >> is it correct, was it only working with the plan, was he a baggage handler as well as agent? >> a ground service agent. that would encompass loading, unloading bags and cargo. tidying the aircraft and then as brad mentioned before, he was also a member of the tow team which allowed him, qualified him to tow aircraft. >> okay. than...

I dont know. >> and we will try to take a couple of calls, operators. >> once again, if you would like to ask questions please press star or number one on telephone keypad. >> first question, go ahead. >> do you have any information how he crossed taxi way to runway? >> repeat the question. >> im just asking if you have any information about how he got from the cargo stand to the run way. how he made it across taxi lanes to runway? >> yeah, i have not seen the tower tapes so i wouldnt speculate ...

A press conference. they concluded this was the proper search area. they were asked to release the audio recordings with the air traffic controllers. that answer was no. from a investigate standpoint, why not? >> there is no good reason unless there is something on the tapes that particularly the tower tapes which contribute to identifying it as a criminal event. they may have heard the door opening during one of the communications. they might have heard another voice in the cockpit. if that is ...

I dont know what they could be hiding in that. >> you cant blame them, peter, these families for being so frustrated and angry right now. let us hear the audio, let us know what was in the cargo. these are not complicated issues. >> no, they are not. the faa releases these tapes within days of an accident. the voice recorder, thats more restricted. but the tower tapes, let mem he them hear it. try and make it right. >> miles, these families, a lot of them are hoping against hope that their loved...

Is not minor, is just simply inexcusable, and inexplicable. what, they need to release the tower tapes right away. let people hear them. theres nothing secretive on them. and how they could -- how they could screw this up is just inkrentzab inkrentzable. >> to see what the pilot or co pilot had to say. mark, youre a 777 pilot. youre leaving malaysian air space, youre going into vietnamese air space. you want to complete the conversation with ground control, air traffic controllers in malaysia. w...

Night what was said to air traffic control on the radio. and how it was said. and probably who said it. and three, four weeks later, they shouldnt be guessing at it and revising that. you know, its -- it is excusable that there is many things they dont know when analyzing radars and satellites and all that type of information. but this is one thing, they absolutely do know. so they should be able to put this out accurately and should have been able to do this many days ago. >> tom -- peter, let ...

Translation of the transcript? >> one more thing, the faa routinely makes tower tapes after an accident available, usually within 72 hours. the tower tapes are not protected like the voice recorder. >> youre there in perth, australia, why arent the malaysians releasing this kind of information? >> wolf, thats a very good question, and add that to a have long list of questions, why did the trance responder turn off when it did. the whole aviation community would have taken a very different view o...

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