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New airline planes will be required to have secondary barriers to the cockpit to protect pilots (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m surprised this took so long to become a rule, but it’s still pretty lame. Airliners are in service for years. A decade after this rule goes into effect, there will still be lots of planes flying that don’t have this additional security measure in place.

[–] Icon_of_Sin@latte.isnot.coffee 1 points 2 years ago

They could retrofit the old gen airframes with a velvet rope 2m before the pit door?