Originally Posted by
wco81
What about with the Wifi systems?
Those cost a lot to install. Maybe something thought why not hook it up to some of the avionics?
Everything to do with commercial aviation is expensive.. US$5000+ for a sticker for a rolls-royce engine is one example I've heard of.
The other thing is that airliners can supposedly be flown remotely. Of course in fiction, such systems can be hacked, like the last season of 24 where terrorists get control of US drones and send them to London.
Big difference between remotely controlling a drone that is designed to be remotely controlled, and remotely controlling an aircraft that's designed to have a meat puppet at the controls.