Aviation Experts Urge Stringent Screening and Fresh Cockpit Safety Overhauls for Foreign Airline Pilots:
In the wake of the alarming mid-air crisis aboard a FlyDubai flight—where an Omani co-pilot attempted to crash an airliner following a violent assault on Indian commander Captain Smit Machchhar—aviation and homeland security specialists have called for sweeping reforms in global pilot screening architectures. Emphasizing that conventional post-9/11 defense measures were primarily calibrated against external … Read more