Originally Posted by
FLY6584
That's not what I'm talking about. It is clear someone successfully took control of the aircraft. Was it the FO or someone else? That is yet to be determined, but we do know someone took control of it and attempted to hide the fact they had control of it.
Does anybody here know if the door is reinforced and locked from inside as in our domestic carriers? The decision to have a friend to ride in the cockpit could lead to this sort of thing, which by some reports was done before.
Pilots might cooperate with orders to go dark and head to Somlia at the start if a convincing detonator was shown or other form of intimidation by a guest in the cockpit. Then halfway to Africa they see an opportunity to fight back?