# Rogue Pilots Are a Growing Safety Threat—and No One Knows How to Stop Them

> A quick take · The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2026

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> A foundational principle in commercial aviation is that the pilots should have the ultimate authority over an airplane’s operation.
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> But remote-landing systems never became a reality on passenger planes. One concern: the systems risked being hacked.
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> — [The Wall Street Journal · Andrew Tangel](https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/rogue-pilots-have-become-one-of-the-biggest-threats-to-airline-safety-d4932855)

First, guard against bad actors outside the cockpit; then, against those inside. This is the Byzantine Generals Problem in real life!