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I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Evans

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

yesterday 10

WA Today

David Evans

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

yesterday 9

The Age

David Evans

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

I felt safer piloting planes after 9/11. But now terror can lock itself inside the cockpit

Aviation security has become so water-tight that the weakest link now appears to be the pilots themselves.

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

David Evans

I’ve flown planes into Sydney more than 1000 times. These near-misses don’t surprise me

I have to say Sydney Airport’s system of monitoring the ground movement of aircraft, on active runways and taxiways, is not as good as I’ve seen...

14.08.2026 30

WA Today

David Evans

I’ve flown planes into Sydney more than 1000 times. These near-misses don’t surprise me

I have to say Sydney Airport’s system of monitoring the ground movement of aircraft, on active runways and taxiways, is not as good as I’ve seen...

14.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Evans

I’ve flown planes into Sydney more than 1000 times. These near-misses don’t surprise me

I have to say Sydney Airport’s system of monitoring the ground movement of aircraft, on active runways and taxiways, is not as good as I’ve seen...

14.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Evans

I’ve flown planes into Sydney more than 1000 times. These near-misses don’t surprise me

I have to say Sydney Airport’s system of monitoring the ground movement of aircraft, on active runways and taxiways, is not as good as I’ve seen...

14.08.2026 30

The Age

David Evans

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

It’s possible that debris from the failed engine affected other systems or power plants, leaving the pilots with insufficient aircraft performance.

06.11.2025 30

WA Today

David Evans

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

It’s possible that debris from the failed engine affected other systems or power plants, leaving the pilots with insufficient aircraft performance.

06.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Evans

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

It’s possible that debris from the failed engine affected other systems or power plants, leaving the pilots with insufficient aircraft performance.

06.11.2025 30

The Age

David Evans

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

It’s possible that debris from the failed engine affected other systems or power plants, leaving the pilots with insufficient aircraft performance.

06.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

David Evans