falxori 0 #51 January 8, 2004 QuoteIsrael has had armed sky marshall's, or whatever they call them, since the Entebee hijacking actually they have had them always, the Entebee hijacking was of an airfrance flight. O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 0 #52 January 8, 2004 Very true however as I understand things the guns that sky marshals carry are loaded with hollow bullets to reduce the risk to the airframe and equipment (not sure how much better they are). The thing that the UK pilots (through the Airline Pilots Association) have been saying is that they will not fly if there is any risk (ok a blanket statement) therefore negating the need for sky marshals. QuoteIn Britain, the pilots' union said that if the security risk to a flight is great enough to warrant an armed guard, the plane should not fly at all. from the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3371247.stm The other open question that I would ask is when was the last flight to or from the UK hijacked and therefore what is the risk. Surely there was the potential for sky marshalls to have been on (or were they actually on) the planes involved in the Sept 11th attacks, it still didn't stop the attacks. Nick Gravity- It's not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
