US: House panel agrees to require metal security gates on new airliners
To bolster cockpit doors that were hardened after the hijackings Sept 11, 2001, a House panel agreed Tuesday to require airlines to install secondary metal barriers on new planes to prevent terrorists from entering the flight deck. Representative Andre Carson said there are currently no barriers to protect the cockpit when a pilot leaves to use the lavatory, receive food or stretch legs. “This leaves the flight deck vulnerable and pilots defenceless to potential attackers looking to seize control of the aircraft,” Carson said. The current practice is for crew members to remain more alert if a pilot leaves the flight deck and perhaps roll a food cart into the aisle. The TSA also has air marshals, who travel armed and undercover to thwart terrorists, on an unspecified number of flights. <br/>
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US: House panel agrees to require metal security gates on new airliners
To bolster cockpit doors that were hardened after the hijackings Sept 11, 2001, a House panel agreed Tuesday to require airlines to install secondary metal barriers on new planes to prevent terrorists from entering the flight deck. Representative Andre Carson said there are currently no barriers to protect the cockpit when a pilot leaves to use the lavatory, receive food or stretch legs. “This leaves the flight deck vulnerable and pilots defenceless to potential attackers looking to seize control of the aircraft,” Carson said. The current practice is for crew members to remain more alert if a pilot leaves the flight deck and perhaps roll a food cart into the aisle. The TSA also has air marshals, who travel armed and undercover to thwart terrorists, on an unspecified number of flights. <br/>
