Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
The Air Line Pilots Association is asking the FAA to require airlines to install secondary cockpit barriers on in-service aircraft. The proposal would extend physical cockpit-access protections beyond newly delivered airplanes, potentially creating new compliance, maintenance and retrofit-planning obligations for carriers and operators.
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The Air Line Pilots Association is asking the FAA to require airlines to install secondary cockpit barriers on in-service aircraft. The proposal would extend physical cockpit-access protections beyond newly delivered airplanes, potentially creating new compliance, maintenance and retrofit-planning obligations for carriers and operators.
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