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Originally posted by justamom
I'd do everything I could-or at least I THINK I would. Can't know
how I'd react-I could totally freak!
AlphaSigOU , How do you feel about pilots having guns? I think they should-I also think the doors should be as strong as possible.
What also worries me is the maintenance-WHO and WHEN.
How well are they screened? Does every single person really take care with their job...with the work ethic we see so much of these days? Scared silly about this.
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If they're properly trained, let the flight crew pack heat. All US-registered aircraft now have armored flight deck doors, as well as any international airline flying to the US.
Anyone in aircraft maintenance (except the baggage handlers and ramp service personnel) must be federally licensed as an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic. Anyone working inside a SIDA (
Special
Identification
Display
Area), which covers the airplane ramp area and other restricted areas beyond the checkpoints must submit to a 10-year criminal background check before getting badged.
They're constantly reminded to challenge anyone on the ramp who does not visibly display ID or is not familiar to them. Most are quite conscientious and take care with their jobs; the few that fall through the cracks nowadays are quickly found out and booted off the ramp and out of a job.