Plane drops debris on Queens

The "regulation for thee, not for me" cult is known for excusing every airline blunder that might possibly occur. If a commercial jet crashes in a residential neighborhood and kills people in their homes, the excuse is always, "It had to crash somewhere."

Frankly, I'm fed up with this corporate apologism, and I don't need to be subjected to it again. But I know what the excuse is going to be following this story: "It had to drop its debris somewhere."

Commercial airliners dropping red-hot plane parts in urban areas is one of America's most covered-up stories. The problem has heightened for years, and the government has shown no interest in reining in the airlines.

So it continues.

No regulation, no consequences, no nothing.

This laissez-faire policy is driven by airlines' greed.

Yesterday, it happened again - this time in Queens. An American Airlines plane that launched from LaGuardia Airport dropped hundreds of pieces of hot metal from 1,800 feet onto a major commercial district.

An FAA investigation called it an "uncontained engine failure."

When you're dealing with major corporations such as airlines, it's uncontained everything, isn't it? In today's America, personal behavior is regulated; corporations are not.

Is somebody going to end up being killed by airline debris (if it hasn't happened already) before the government reregulates the industry?

The government needs to impose heavy fines - in the billions - against airlines that expel debris.

(Source: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyplan0312,0,1570664.story)