[QUOTE=The Saint;7736739]I understood BA's position was that its pilots were not prepared to fly with armed FAMs aboard (a position I wholeheartedly support) and that BA would prefer not to operate a flight if a credible threat had been identified (sufficient to warrant armed FAMs being deployed).
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I would not support BA's position if it is indeed as you say. What exactly is the problem with taking extra precautions and for that matter having armed FAMs aboard? Whilst I appreciate some people are averse to the presence of guns, I would say that when they are in the hands of specially trained law-enforcement individuals in an environment which is supposed to be otherwise sterile of any weapons, they could make a big difference in an event requiring forceful intervention.