So say these do get installed for umpteen million dollars--what happens when the button gets pushed? Are ground-to-air missles automatically launched or something? And again (I hate to sound like broken record) how does this make the skies safer? -- Jon Wright voice: 425-635-0338 fax: 425-844-1403 mailto:jwright@halcyon.com -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Bahadir Acuner Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:03 AM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: How much would you pay for a simple button? >From an AvWeb article... Just in case terrorists manage to get aboard an airliner, new equipment will ensure that the crew can hit a button to at least let ground controllers know about it.