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I-Team Investigation: Cockpit Danger
September 23, 2014 11:15 PM
By Charlotte Huffman
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- More than a decade after 9/11 security measures were put into place, questions are being raised about cockpit security.
A former federal air marshal and many other aviation industry experts tell CBS3 Investigative Reporter, Charlotte Huffman that the post 9/11 measures are not working like they should be and the cockpit is still vulnerable to an attack.
"It's scary. It is very scary," said recently retired Federal Air Marshal, Dave Klein.
CURRENT REGULATIONS: "NOT GOOD ENOUGH"
In 2001 Congress mandated airlines fortify cockpit doors and used federal funds to pay for them.
"But I think what wasn't understood by Congress is that the door is open during flight multiple times for food, bathroom breaks, crew exchanges, etcetera. It's when that door opens -- that's when that cockpit is just as vulnerable as it was before 9/11," said Ed Folsom, who is a pilot for a major airline.
Folsom co-chaired a federal study commissioned by the FAA, Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures. The study's purpose was to take a "fresh look at what was being done to protect commercial airplanes from the threat of an unauthorized breach of the flight deck.
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