Are all Delta pilots armed?
I've read this recently:
Well, sorry about that, he deleted his tweet, but basically he claimed that there is a firearm in every Delta cockpits. Is that true? |
I would guess no. Flying into some foreign countries with a weapon could raise issues.
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Originally Posted by Boggie Dog
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I would guess no. Flying into some foreign countries with a weapon could raise issues.
I'm mostly ignorant on international law ... my only exposure is hearing on flights into the US that all food offered on the plane has to stay on the plane, because otherwise it's subject to mumble mumble importation mumble mumble agriculture mumble. I'm wondering if there would be something similar going on here. |
Not sure how it's handled intentionally but I know one pilot for Delta who applied to be a FFDO as soon as the program was available and afaik he only flies international TPAC flights. Since the FFDO program is run by same department that oversees the FAMs I wouldn't be surprised if the same agreements that let FAMs carry their weapons internationally let FFDOs as well.
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Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 29458053)
What if the weapon never leaves the cockpit? Does the weapon actually enter the country then?
I'm mostly ignorant on international law ... my only exposure is hearing on flights into the US that all food offered on the plane has to stay on the plane, because otherwise it's subject to mumble mumble importation mumble mumble agriculture mumble. I'm wondering if there would be something similar going on here. |
Originally Posted by petaluma1
(Post 29456512)
I've read this recently:
Well, sorry about that, he deleted his tweet, but basically he claimed that there is a firearm in every Delta cockpits. Is that true?
Originally Posted by LtKernelPanic
(Post 29458342)
Not sure how it's handled intentionally but I know one pilot for Delta who applied to be a FFDO as soon as the program was available and afaik he only flies international TPAC flights. Since the FFDO program is run by same department that oversees the FAMs I wouldn't be surprised if the same agreements that let FAMs carry their weapons internationally let FFDOs as well.
Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 29458053)
What if the weapon never leaves the cockpit? Does the weapon actually enter the country then?
I'm mostly ignorant on international law ... my only exposure is hearing on flights into the US that all food offered on the plane has to stay on the plane, because otherwise it's subject to mumble mumble importation mumble mumble agriculture mumble. I'm wondering if there would be something similar going on here. At least some of these FAM-allowing agreements provide for some degree of sovereign immunity-related protection from prosecution, which may be (or cause) a scandal or sorts next time a USG-authorized on-board gun-carrier uses a weapon to shoot and kill an unarmed passenger at an airport or on a plane that doesn’t turn around back to the US or a USG-kiss-up country before landing. |
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