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President Barack Obama has ordered a "surge" of federal air marshals to be in place by Feb.1 in what officials said was a "race against time," with other suicide bombers believed to be in the terrorist pipeline, although there is no specific imminent threat, federal officials told ABC News. President Obama has authorized the augmentation of the Federal Air Marshal Service from other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. ALL international flights will have Air Marshals on board. Under a preliminary plan, the officials said the already existing federal air marshal force of more than 3,200 personnel would be deployed almost exclusively to overseas flights flown by U.S. carriers. Domestic high-risk flights will be covered by agents from other federal law enforcement agencies who were trained as air marshals in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.....more
Whatever happened with pilots being trained and armed ?
Some are, but there's still disagreements between the pilot's assn. and the airlines. They have to pay for their own guns and take a 3 wk course at their own expense on their own time. So most don't want to do that, and it's mostly only for guarding the cockpit anyhow. A FAM is watching the cabin and every move you make and s/he's packing a glock
I have flown in first class since 9/11 and it's been amazing how the area fills up at the last minute with some pretty "hunky" men.
Last time I flew first class, the guy in the next aisle was ordering a Bloody Mary at 8:30am.