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The problem with locking cockpits is that is that it's perfect for an evil or very sick pilot.
"I'm not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with ME."
I think some airlines require a pilot to switch with one of the board crew when they leave the cockpit.
I hope so, but an evil pilot still only has to subdue that one person.
Subdue, while flying a plane? The only way I can picture that working is if they casually pulled out a gun and executed the other person before they realized. Pilots also have to go through a security line for employees... It's far from impossible to get past that, but it'd take planning...
Suicide is a fixation on a method of death, then following through in the moment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525