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REMEDY The Canadian safety board has asked the FAA to require safer wiring and more stringent rules to keep flammable materials off planes...
HAVE NEW SECURITY MEASURES MADE IT SAFER...
...both. The gyroplane, whose concept was first put forward in 1919 by Spanish inventor Juan de la Cierva, has been revived by two Utah-based brothers, David and Jay Groen. They've spent 15 years and some $40 million perfecting a design they hope will provide a cheaper, simpler, safer alternative to the helicopter. No airport is required. Like a helicopter, the gyroplane takes off almost vertically and can fly 330 miles at a cruising speed of 120 m.p.h. Unlike a helicopter, it has a gas turbine-powered propeller that drives the craft forward and provides airspeed to power...
...This new blueprint sounds good, certainly. It may even make Americans feel safer in the skies and in our airports. But in practical terms, what does all this actually mean for the average traveler...
...Once on board, travelers should feel safer. The measure mandates that flight deck doors must be strengthened and kept locked during flights. More air marshals will travel on planes; their presence will be required on certain flights deemed "high risk." Pilots and crew will attend training courses on how to deal with hijackers, and the Transportation Department can authorize the use of weapons in cockpits. (United Airlines is ahead of the curve on that count; this week the company made stun guns available to its pilots...