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Europe’s Plan for Hijacking the Hijackers

Steve Scott

Monday, July 31st, 2006

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The RoboLander Agenda A European consortium of regulators and aviation manufacturers is pushing forward with development of the RoboLander air security device, to the tune of $45 million. The International Aviation Safety Association initially conceived the RoboLander concept, in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11. The White House and U.S. Dept. of Transportation have endorsed the RoboLander, as an innovative method to combat terrorist hijackings of airliners. The system, which only can be controlled from the ground, would forcibly fly…

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