1. Also Tuesday, a Transportation Department task force recommended security enhancements for airplances, including stronger cockpit doors and more crew training. 2. Among the first security enhancements that travelers will see are reinforced cockpit doors and more federal managers and uniformed police in airports. 3. American had recently reinforced cockpit doors on all its planes to prevent forced entries. 4. And instead of mandating attack-resistant cockpit doors, the FAA required doors that could be forced open with a shove. 5. Armed sky marshals, stronger cockpit doors and new technology for luggage searches are likely to be widely accepted. 6. Because most cockpit doors were made with detachable door poles, however, Lovas said adding deadbolts or locking devices should not pose a safety hazard to pilots. 7. Behind the cockpit door, all hell had broken loose. 8. Better cockpit doors will keep terrorists out. 9. Because the Federal Aviation Administration has relaxed some regulations to enable airlines to make quicker changes to cockpit doors, the reinforcements have not been uniform. 10. Both versions of the bill would place more federal marshals on commercial flights, provide anti-hijacking training for crew members, and mandate stronger cockpit doors. |