New commercial aircraft will have to be built with a second barrier blocking the cockpit from passenger intrusions starting in mid-2025, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday.
Only commercial airlines with scheduled flights will be affected, as the rule does not apply to operators of charter flights.
“No pilot should have to worry about an intrusion on the flight deck,” David Boulter, acting FAA associate administrator for aviation safety, said in a statement.The rule was initially mandated by Congress in 2018, although the FAA did not issue a proposed rule regarding the new barriers until 2022 after soliciting input from the air travel industry.
The airlines wanted the rule to apply only to new types of planes. That would have allowed aircraft from existing model lines made after mid-2025 to skip the second barrier and wanted three years to ensure compliance.
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