FlyDubai incident: Airline safety expert explains how cockpits have become more secure – but only from outside threats

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par Jeff Price, Professor iof Aviation and Aerospace Science, Metropolitan State University of Denver

An incident in which a FlyDubai pilot is said to have stabbed the captain with the intention of crashing a plane of mainly Israeli passengers has shone a light on flight security.

Reports suggest that passengers on the plane were able to enter the cockpit, subduing the alleged attacker before the plane was safely…