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I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

The former Qantas captain says cockpit doors should allow cabin access in emergencies after incidents involving United 93, Germanwings and flydubai flight FZ1073.

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

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I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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