This is blown way out of proportion. Planes sometimes crash, such is life. Pilot already is a dying profession. In a few decades there will be nobody in the co

This is blown way out of proportion. Planes sometimes crash, such is life. Pilot already is a dying profession. In a few decades there will be nobody in the cockpit to "protect against" anymore. Until then we will see a few more of these incidents, just as we will see a few more planes used in terror attacks. It doesn't matter what feel-good measures we take. Humans are infinitely creative at circumventing[1] them. [1] cf. the TSA security theatre vs journalists regularly smuggling all kinds of weaponry onto planes just to show they can