TSA Combatting Threats
February 1st, 2024 E merging Threat: Breaching Doors I will be talking about the threat of a terrorist breaching through the cockpit doors and hijacking and/or trying to harm the pilots. This threat isn't an emerging threat per se, as it has been something terrorists and fugitives have tried, and sometimes successfully done since the start of commercial air travel. The most notable example is the 9/11 terrorist attacks when 4 separate airliners were hijacked. Just because this threat isn't new doesn't mean it is not something that we shouldn't keep pushing for improvement on as it is a point of failure that if not protected could have tragic results. How layers of security can mitigate the threat After 9/11 cockpit doors became much more fortified. The new stronger doors on almost all commercially operated aircraft are required to withstand the following; "f ists or blunt instruments pounding on the door, s houlder barging or body checking against the d...
