I, and probably many other PPRuNers, would like to know the thoughts of Domestic Pilots to having these armed sky marshals on board your aircraft?
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Fed Govt urged to release details of sky marshal program
The Federal Government is under pressure to release more details about plans to place armed security officers on domestic flights.
The Police Federation and unions are criticising the Government's handling of security at Australia's airports.
The Federal Government says armed air marshals will be on all domestic flights by Christmas, a move which has the Police Federation concerned.
Chief executive Mark Burgess there are not enough details.
"We know very little about what is proposed we know virtually nothing about the training that these people will be afforded," he said.
Warren Bennett from the Board of Airline Representatives says he understands why the plans are being put in place, but says airlines are wary of the move.
"It's always a bit of a concern to the captain that there would be anyone with some sort of weapon on the plane," he said.
Unions are also worried saying workers at airports are not being given adequate training to cope with upgraded security measures after the terrorist attacks of September 11.
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Your thoughts please........
