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   The American FAA wants passenger aircraft in the future to have an extra door   
   between the cockpit and the cabin. This should guarantee the safety of the   
   pilots, now that the number of violent incidents on board is increasing.   
       
   The FAA has been studying the new regulations since 2018. Since the attacks of   
   September 11, 2001, the existing cockpit door has been reinforced to keep out   
   attackers, but now an extra door may need to be added as a second layer of   
   protection.   
       
   If the rule is approved, aircraft flying within the US will have to be   
   thoroughly modified. "Cockpit crews help passengers arrive safely at their   
   final destination, but the pilots themselves must also be protected," said   
   Transport Minister Pete Buttigieg.   
       
   A final decision is expected to be made within two months.   
       
       
   Editors note:   
       
                   Flt #-victims   
   LAM             470  33   
   German Wings   9525 150   
   China Eastern  5735 132   
   Royal Air Maroc 630  44   
   Egyptair        990 217   
       
   These are just some of the flights where suicidal pilots locked themselves in   
   the cockpit and killed everybody on board. An extra door is going to increase   
   the likelihood that regaining cockpit control during such an event becomes   
   impossible.   
      
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