It's worth noting that neither I nor anyone I know has heard of this bus bombing/mentioned it in conversation, and it's not on TV/frontpage of NYT, etc. But if

It's worth noting that neither I nor anyone I know has heard of this bus bombing/mentioned it in conversation, and it's not on TV/frontpage of NYT, etc. But if we switch $Bus for $Plane, this becomes a major media event and everyone will know about it. What is it about aircraft that get the man and his propaganda machine so excited?