Secondary security barriers will now be required on new commercial airplanes after the FAA implemented a new rule under legislation from Sen. Bob Casey that passed in 2018.
Sen. Bob Casey speaks to the PennLive Editorial Board on Oct. 3, 2019. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] the urging of U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman, the Federal Aviation Administration has said it will begin requiring secondary barriers on new commercial passenger planes to protect pilots in the cockpit.
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