It appears that JAA is blocking measures that would allow strengthening cockpit doors on European airliners, similar to US measures that became possible after dispensation was given by the FAA. The reason being that a decompression caused by a broken flight deck window is considered to be more threatening than a hijacking performed by people who want nothing more than to crash.
Without wanting to open a debate on which airlines have actually strengthened their cockpit doors, which would be a breach of general security precautions (especially for those airlines that haven’t…
, I’d like to ask if anyone has any useful information on this. In my company, pilots are becoming frustrated by the absence of tangible measures to counter the threats as we perceive them. If this is a European thing, it takes on very different proportions.