There is still the ability to let other pilots from Commercial airlines in but for one AIrtran requires the ID from the company. But jumpseating is probably always going to be allowed its just a courtesy in the airline industry. What flight did that occur on I have not heard about that at all they posing as pilots. I heard that on one flight they slit a flight attendants throat to get into 1 cockpit but send links for info for that other thought please.
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: RE: House OKs Bill to Arm Airline Pilots > Another thing Europeans may not realize: There was one hijacker in the > cockpit with the pilot the whole time. They didn't have to force the door > -- One of the hijackers who had taken flight training posed as a pilot from > another airline. (They stole uniforms.) Often these airlines had an open > door policy to "guest" pilots, who would sit in the cockpit in case they > were needed. So the hijacker slit the pilot's throat before anyone realized > there was a problem and let his cohorts in. Forced landing wasn't an > option, because the pilot was dead. > > I would hope this open seat policy for pilots from other airlines is no > longer in affect. > > Judith > > >One of my best friends is a pilot and he is very very against having a > >gun. To many bad things can happen. What he does really want is the much > >improved door. If there is trouble what he would do is both the captain > >and co-captain would put there O2 masks on and then turn the oxygen > >content in the cabin way down knocking people out(they do this all the > >time to put kids to sleep). That plus the ax they are carrying is > >enough. But it really boils down to the door being secured. And on the > >drinking American West thing......he told me of many more stories when he > >was on call of him bailing out pilots who were to drunk.........they just > >never made the news. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
