When United Airlines took possession of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in September, this is big news. A state-of-the-state-of-the-art US-made aircraft was delivered to its first U.S. customers. No news pay the airline's Boeing (BA) to delete a cockpit safety equipment.
The pilot told CNBC, secondary cockpit barriers, as standard equipment, the new 787 has gone. The obstacle is a collapsible metal door, across the aisle curtains to prevent looting when the pilot in the cockpit and walked out of the toilet. This is not a mandatory equipment, and federal law, a stewardess cart, can provide the same security, blocking the aisle.
The Air Line Pilots Association written to express the frustration of the United States (UAL) management, airlines spend money obstacles. "If the security is a top priority, and then stop stripping U.S. aircraft security measures to ensure the protection of the cockpit."
"Then tell your passengers?" Jon Russell, American pilot for 26 years, ALPA representative asked. "Then you tell your employees?"
It is a weight problem? Boeing will not make the weight of the number of the Comments secondary barrier, but Russell said the captain, they are installing 757 and 767, he flies. "Weighs about 10 pounds."
 
He and other pilots think it is a question of money. The airline two separate fleet of aircraft from the United States and continental Europe. The pilot said, almost all U.S. aircraft retrofited second obstacle, but the continent's plane did not. It can save money in the long run, the equipment from the U.S. aircraft than on the mainland, and 787 currently only flying pilots from the mainland.
, "The United Nations said in a statement:" the various components of the flight safety, the second hurdle is one of them, and we use different combinations. "This security matrix can vary from one to another type of aircraft. Although we did not discuss in detail the security measures for the specific aircraft or a particular flight, we are in the flight safety responsibility to conduct a thorough the security and safety of our employees and customers is our top priority. "
 
"I thought they were joking, said:" Ellen Saracini hearing obstacle has been removed. Saracini is the widow of Captain Victor Saracini, who died in the 9/11 terrorists burst into the cockpit of his plane to fly to the World Trade Center. She has been working hard to improve the safety of the cockpit, matching rules allow pilots to carry weapons.
"Boeing has installed these obstacles, the extra cost in the standard equipment on the aircraft and United Airlines, to eliminate these obstacles ... I just do not understand what they are thinking," she said.
Saracini co-CEO Jeff Smisek sent a letter expressing her anger. In my opinion, this is what happened, this is difficult to understand, "she said she had not received a reply.
Boeing would not comment on whether other customers have asked to remove two barriers from 787. Spokesman Tom Brabant said: "We do not comment publicly on our customers, including the choice of what they choose to equip aircraft, aircraft configuration.
 
The United States is scheduled for a total of 50 Dreamliners delivery, all the people it expected second hurdle will be deleted. A car, a flight attendant will provide a second line of defense.
Russell said: "We have seen the video of the (car), prosperity, prosperity, prosperity, lickety split them in the cockpit jump gone, captain. If there is no second metal door, "I can not say that it will be unsafe, but obviously, it will be less secure."



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