CBS News

New secondary barriers give added layer of security for airline cockpits

It's been nearly 25 years since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction. Now, after years of delays, new secondary barriers protecting ...
Fox 5 San Diego

New airline planes will be required to have secondary barriers to the cockpit to protect pilots

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. U.S. officials said Wednesday they will ...
Hartford Courant

FAA will require secondary cockpit barriers for new planes; ex-FAA special agent says majority of aircrafts ‘still vulnerable to a 9/11 style attack’

More than 20 years after 9/11, the FAA will require new commercial airplanes to have a secondary cockpit barrier to prevent attacks, but the feds will not mandate airlines to retrofit existing planes.
WTVY

Southwest Airlines adds ‘secondary barrier’ to protect the cockpit during flights

PHOENIX (CNN) - Southwest Airlines says its new planes are now equipped with a barrier to protect the cockpit when pilots need to open their door during a flight. The air carrier’s first Boeing 737 ...