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- noun Plural form of
skyjacking .
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Examples
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Politicians, not experts in aviation or its security, exploited a rash of skyjackings in the 1960s to put the notoriously inept Federal Aviation Administration in charge of security.
Abolish The TSA, And Let The Markets Protect Passengers 2011
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After all, there had been scores of skyjackings. —
Departing Spy Chief Has Few Regrets - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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When he makes his over-the-top suggestion on how to foil what were then known as airplane “skyjackings.” think of 9-11 and its aftermath, and note why there have been no airplane hijackings since Flight 93:
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In 1971, the Federal Aviation Administration FAA reported twenty-seven attempted skyjackings on United States planes with twelve successful, and thirty-two attempts on foreign planes with eleven successful.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Origins of Security Screening at Airports 2009
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Installing metal detectors in airports in 1973 decreased skyjackings but increased kidnappings.
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One torture victim was Saudi detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani, a terrorist suspect arrested in Afghanistan in connection with the 9/ll skyjackings.
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On some things, inevitably, September 11 has proved Pillar plain wrong; he cites, for example, "a drastic reduction in skyjackings" as a "major success story" and credits "a comprehensive security system."
The Trouble with the CIA Powers, Thomas 2002
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And, as a result, you do not hear about skyjackings in Israel.
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What they fail to truthfully admit is that post-9 / 11 Bush mendaciously covered for the airline companies that had violated laws established during the 1970s when the US faced multiple skyjackings.
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The climax comes in 1977, those fatal 12 months of skyjackings, kidnappings, murders and suicides.
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