IP: RE: Two notes on The tragedy in NYC

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "Meeks, Brock (MSNBCi)" <Brock.Meeks () MSNBC COM>
> To: "'farber () cis upenn edu'" <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
>
> Yes, we'll have to guard against the immediate, knee-jerk backlash.  Because
> this has nothing to do with crypto or the failings of the spook community;
> this comes down to a failing of the airline industry.
>
> And it comes down to an age old trade-off of convenience vs. security.  The
> airlines have, for a long time now, known that for extra security of the
> cockpit crew, they should all install what are called "sallie doors."  These
> are, in effect, a double set of doors in which one can't be opened until the
> other is locked and secure.  A person enters one door and is basically
> "sandwiched" in the gap between the two and when the one door is secured the
> person then opens the second secured door.
>
> But this is costly to refit on all planes and it's inconvenient; it doesn't
> allow flyers to "peek into" the cockpit as they get on board.  And yet, it
> likely would have helped stave off today's tragedy.
>
> Most likely teams of terrorists stormed the cockpit.  Experts in martial
> arts, it would take nothing to snap the necks of the air crews strapped into
> their flight harnesses.  Then a trained pilot takes over and flies the plane
> on its death mission.
>
> No weapons needed.
>
> Once again it comes down to economics and saving a few bucks.



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