Eddington Ponders Pros And Cons Of Packing Heat
While he's certainly no fan of armed guards onboard his
aircraft, British Airways CEO Rod Eddington admits it may be
appropriate to put sky marshals aboard airliners. However, the BA
chief quickly pointed out standards must be set to make sure it's
done safely, as Europeans view the notion of putting weapons on
airplanes as "abhorrent. We want some protocols agreed to,"
Eddington said. "The hows, the whens, the wheres, the whys."
These protocols were the subject of a meeting last week between
Asa Hutchinson, U.S. undersecretary for border and transportation
security and European civil aviation officials. Hutchison said the
U.S. government would urgently pursue bilateral security standards
with European countries to tighte