REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN VIEWS

UNCLAS AMMAN 004832

SIPDIS

ROME FOR CASLO KARL BROWN
FAA WASHDC FOR DANA GLASS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ASEC JO
SUBJECT: REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN VIEWS

REF: STATE 135711


1. (U) Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director
General Hanna Najjar informed us August 22 that he fully
expects state-owned CARRIER Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ)
will be able to comply with the FAA regulation on reinforced
cockpit doors by April 9, 2003. RJ is currently in the
process of replacing its fleet of older Airbus AIRCRAFT which
do not have reinforced cockpit doors. Najjar said he had
informally discussed with TSA the possibility of a temporary
waiver or extension if one or two of the older planes have
not been replaced by the deadline. Najjar said he had
discussed with TSA the possibility of taking into
consideration for a temporary waiver the deployment of armed
sky marshals outside the cockpit on all RJ flights.
BERRY