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Old 6th Sep 2006, 08:14
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Gary Lager
 
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Nearly all aircraft have supplemental oxygen canisters on board, they're for the crew or in case of passenger medical requirements, not to supplement the pax oxy generators.

There are a number of items needed on board aircraft which have potential use as a weapon, fortunately the main threats aircrew around the world face daily are not terrorists (despite what the media would have you believe) but good, old-fashioned medical emergencies, technical malfunctions, disruptive passengers and the threat that we may make a mistake in operating the aircraft.

So some bits of equipment are rather important, whether or not a paranoid Daily Mail reader may consider them a threat.
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