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ALASKA AIRLINES COMPLETES COCKPIT-DOOR REINFORCEMENT ON MD-80 FLEET

SEATTLE, "Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK - news) has completed installation of crossbar locking devices on 100 percent of its MD-80 fleet. The crossbar device, designed to hinder unauthorized access to the flight deck, was installed over the weekend on the final two of Alaska's 32 MD-80s. Its primary component is a three-quarter-inch steel bar that can withstand a force of up to 1,500 pounds. The bars are...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 19067
Rome, Italy, 10/23/2001 14:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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