US FAA Proposes New Passenger Planes Install Second Flight Deck Barrier

US FAA Proposes New Passenger Planes Install Second Flight Deck Barrier
An American Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport on June 16, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday a proposal that would require new passenger airplanes have a second barrier to the flight deck, making hijackings and other intrusions of unwanted persons into the cockpit area more difficult on behalf of the safety of passengers.

The FAA stated its proposed rule would apply to all passenger planes manufactured more than two years after the rule takes effect.