Bulletproof Boeings

Alaska Airlines is ``hardening'' the flight decks of its aircraft by fitting cockpit doors with bulletproof material, acrylic windows and a special locking mechanism. ``Nothing is more important than the security and safety of our crews and customers,'' said Bill Ayer, the airline's president and...

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