Theories Abound In Amsterdam Crash

Investigators are looking most closely at engine failure in the crash of a Turkish Airlines 737 into a field near Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

That has not prevented many other theories from arising. The Turkey Airline Pilots’ Association is suggesting that wake turbulence from a Northwest 757 contributed to the crash.

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Real Air Marshals Boot Fake Air Marshal Off Flight

Here’s a tip: If you manage to get on a flight by flashing a fake police badge and claiming to be a federal air marshal but the real air marshals on the plane throw you off and, amazingly, don’t have you arrested, don’t go to an airport bar and start complaining about it. Apparently, it’s not a good strategy.