Tuesday Morning Spice

2025 Golden Globe nominations, Patrice Motsepe fights back against R3.4 bn lawsuit, Mexican plane hijacker subdued by passengers, Suspect charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, and Lawyers fire final shots in Malema gun trial.
Is That You 007? A Man Is Searching For A Mysterious Hijacker Who Parachuted Out The Plane With $200 000 Before Vanishing Forever

In 1971, a man hijacked a commercial plane flying from Portland, Oregon, ordered bourbon and soda from his seat in 18E, showed the air hostesses his bomb, demanded $200 000 in ransom money, parachuted out of said plane in a black suit, and was never seen again.
Attempted US Cockpit Storming Doesn’t Go To Plan [Videos]

During a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville last Friday, a passenger attempted to break into the cockpit. It didn’t end well for him.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Hijacking A Plane

There are a lot of great ways to let your significant other know that you care. This isn’t one of them.
This Insane Plane Hijacking Story Is Like Something Out A Movie

Every so often, you hear a story that sounds like it could only be thought up by a Hollywood scriptwriter. Martin McNally’s story is one of those.
Now There’s A Video Of That Guy Taking A Photo With The Egyptair Hijacker

By now you will have seen the photo that British man Ben Innes snapped with hijacker Seif al-Din Mustafa. Just how did it all go down though?
TWA Plane Hijacker Coming to South Africa For Anti-Woolworths Campaigns

I love it when we open our borders to known terrorists and no one has the decency to tell us about it. Helps one sleep at night, doesn’t it?
‘Hijacked’ Virgin Plane Forced To Land In Bali

An attempted hijacking aboard a Virgin Australia flight bound for Bali has failed, with the plane successfully grounded by the pilots at the intended destination.
Hacker Creates App To Hijack And Control Passenger Planes

German security consultant and commercial pilot, Hugo Teso has designed an Android app that could override airplane controls.