Inside the first flights using new cockpit barriers for safety after years of delay
Inside the first flights using new cockpit barriers for safety after years of delay
It’s been nearly a quarter century since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction. Now, after years of delays, planes are adding a new layer of security. Kris Van Cleave got a preview.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate in its reporting on the introduction of new cockpit barriers. It correctly links the initiative to the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent efforts to improve cockpit security. However, the framing emphasizes the delays and could be perceived as slightly biased.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Planes are adding a new layer of security with cockpit barriers after years of delays.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms that US airlines are beginning to fly planes with secondary cockpit barriers.
- Verification Source #5: Reports that Southwest Airlines has begun flights with the new safety upgrade on a Boeing 737 MAX 8.
- Verification Source #1: Implies delays in implementation, as it mentions Fitzpatrick urging the FAA to uphold the implementation timeline.
- Verification Source #3: States that the FAA announced a one-year delay in implementing the secondary cockpit barrier requirement.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources confirm the introduction of cockpit barriers and the delays in implementation.
- Claim: The new cockpit barriers are a response to the 9/11 attacks.
- Verification Source #0: The article itself states that it has been nearly a quarter century since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction, implying a direct link.
- Assessment: Supported. The article directly links the new security measures to the 9/11 attacks.
- Claim: Congressman Fitzpatrick authored the original Saracini Aviation Safety Act, which required secondary cockpit barriers.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms that Congressman Fitzpatrick authored the Saracini Aviation Safety Act in 2018, which required secondary cockpit barriers on all newly manufactured commercial aircraft.
- Assessment: Supported. Source 1 confirms Fitzpatrick's role in authoring the act.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4: US airline flies first plane with secondary cockpit barrier
- Source 3: FAA Update The FAA has announced a one‑year delay in implementing the secondary cockpit barrier requirement