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AINsight: Will Secondary Doors Be a Flying Jail Cell?

Flight deck security continues to be an issue and doesn’t seem to acknowledge safety concerns

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By Matt Thurber

June 27, 2025

We’ve now had two situations where locked cockpit doors have either resulted in an accident or nearly allowed an accident to happen. And new requirements will see even more complex, secondary doors that could feature in future screw-ups. The only way to fix this is to put the bathroom inside the flight deck and cut slots in the doors so flight attendants can shovel food in for the pilots.

Wait a minute—now we’re talking about a flying jail cell.

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