H.R. 1373 · 112th Congress
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Israel
- Introduced
- 2011-04-05
- Latest action
- 2011-04-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Summary
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers to prevent access to the flight deck of a commercial aircraft; (2) with respect to an aircraft that is equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) with respect to an aircraft that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked as determined by the pilot.