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The Federal Flight Deck Officer program trains and permits US crewmembers to carry firearms in-flight.
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Would a pilot know that one of their crew is armed?
The Federal Flight Deck Officer page on Wikipedia says this:
Under the FFDO program, flight crew members are authorized to use firearms. A flight crew member may be a pilot, flight engineer or ...
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Which countries permit pilots to carry a firearm?
In the US, the FFDO programme trains and permits pilots to carry a firearm in the cockpit.
Do any other countries have a similar programme?
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Are US pilots permitted to carry & use their firearm in countries where guns are illegal?
On the question of Are pilots armed?, one thing this made me think is: for the few that are armed, are they allowed to bring their weapon into, for example, the UK?
What is the procedure? Does the ...
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