DuckyFreeman

The windshields crack sometimes on airliners. It's not really a huge deal as they have multiple layers, and only one will usually crack. Also, there was one plane that had a windshield ripped out in flight. Most windshields install from the inside, so the cabin pressure holds them tight to the frame. On this particular model of plane, the windshield installed from the outside. When the windshield blew out, the pilot got partially sucked out. A flight attendant had to come hold him in while his upper body handled 400mph freezing winds until the copilot could land. He lived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

Just like:

RX = Receive
TX = Transmit
WX = Weather
MX = Maintenance

X just means "the rest of the word".

I will tell you this. I am USAF aircrew, but we face the same exact customs that commercial carriers do. Same forms, same agents (ours come out of KSFO), same restrictions. If I so much as crack the door before customs knocks, we're facing heavy fines. They're not just worried about someone trying to sneak in a bottle of French wine (they don't care at all really, small quantities of alcohol/tobacco are ignored), but also if insect infestations and illnesses on board. If I pop a door before customs arrives, I could be releases an invasive species of cricket or whatever, and that makes them angry. The fact that you were stuck on that plane for so long is 100% the fault of Customs agents and the law, do not hold the airline accountable.

One of the big arguments that I see against Britney's conservatorship is "how can a person be incapable of caring for themselves, but also be capable of maintaining a full Vegas show for years". And to be honest, I think it's a pretty reasonable argument to my non-legal mind. Is it normal for a conservatee to be so productive and functional? Can her ability to perform be entered into the court as evidence that the conservatorship should be terminated? More specifically, could her conservators (fathers) agreement that she is capable of a vegas residency be used against the conservatorship in court?

I am USAF aircrew on a cargo plane, and I play the "flight attendant" roles on my jet. I feel your pain. We get dementia'd retirees and unruly kids just the same as you, though in smaller numbers.

But I also want to gloat that I get to yell at the passengers to sit down when I tell them to. My cargo compartment, my rules. Don't like it? Leave. You're not paying to be here anyways. It makes the job much easier, that's for true.