Safety
Passenger attacks crew of Dornier 228 with axe
Norwegian authorities have rushed through new security requirements at the country’s smaller airports in response to a September 29 incident in which a man

Norwegian authorities have rushed through new security requirements at the country’s smaller airports in response to a September 29 incident in which a man wielding an axe attacked pilots and passengers on a Dornier 228 operated by regional carrier Kato Airlines.

At smaller airports that are not equipped to screen passengers and cabin baggage, Norwegian authorities have now required that on aircraft equipped with a securable cockpit door, that door should be locked from the pilot’s side from pushback until the engines are shut down at the destination arrival gate.