• SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano.

    The Last But Still Not Best Line of Defense

    ***Dave pointed me at the Senate testimony of Patricia Friend, president of a flight attendants’ association: We are trained to fight fires in the air, to administer first aid, to evacuate an aircraft in case of an accident, deal with abusive passengers and to give comfort. We receive comprehensive training in how to handle all these situations onboard the aircraft and are now officially recognized for these roles through FAA certification. Unbelievably, almost three years after the horrific events of September 11th, 2001 we still have not been trained to appropriately handle a security crisis onboard on our airplanes. Okay,…