Many are fortifying the doors against break-ins by adding bars and stronger locks. Alaska and New York-based JetBlue are the only airlines that have announced plans to install bulletproof doors immediately.I wouldn’t expect bullet proof doors anytime soon as the airlines are hemorrhaging money. The mod done to American Airlines cockpit doors is very simple, and extremely effective.
It merely adds a security bar that makes opening the door almost impossible by anyone from the outside, yet very importantly releases quickly by the crew in a emergency. From what I can tell, it would be virtually impossible to breach it. Cockpit intrusions with this mod are over.
The mod was simple, effective, cheap, and quick to implement. Exactly what you could expect to be rationally done for security and feasability.
Not sure why they are putting in bulletproof doors, unless they anticipate congress making arming pilots mandatory and are doing it so no passengers get shot. (Lol, just kidding
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[ 10-22-2001: Message edited by: Creamo ]
