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All commercial pilots I know are armed. Not sure how necessary this second barrier is, but likely a small cost when factored into overall ticket prices.
by jmpman 3y ago
All commercial pilots I know are armed. Not sure how necessary this second barrier is, but likely a small cost when factored into overall ticket prices.
- Gunnerhead 3y agoCommercial pilots can be armed? Like with firearms? I’ve never heard of that or imagined that before.
- p_l 3y agoCrew Certificate permits one to be armed on board, usually paired with normal gun permit according to registration county rules.
- landemva 3y agoFor pilots in USA, virtually none who fly long haul are armed due to restrictions in other countries. Same for going to Canada.
- nradov 3y agoI doubt it. The TSA doesn't release numbers but it appears that fewer than a quarter of commercial pilots are armed https://simpleflying.com/federal-flight-deck-officer-program-guide/ https://simpleflying.com/federal-flight-deck-officer-program...
- jmpman 3y agoApproximately 1/3 of US commercial pilots have had military service. Expect they’re all armed. The pilots I know aren’t ex-military, and yet are still armed.
- jmpman 3y ago9600 guns were purchased for the program (over three years) There are 110k commercial pilots. So, roughly 10% for the lower bound. Assuming a career of 30 years as an airline pilot, that’s 3666 new pilots per year, suggesting that every new pilot could be armed. I expect it’s much closer to 10%.