[Carthego delenda est]

“Gee, I wonder if aircraft controls can be remotely grabbed, too”

Absolutely no reason they couldn’t.

[tired&retired]

“Gee, I wonder if aircraft controls can be remotely grabbed, too”

Absolutely no reason they couldn’t.

One of the functions of the AWACS

[Boogieman]

That is actually much more feasible than taking control of an automobile, since all commercial aircraft have remote flight control systems designed to let the tower take over the final descent portion.

[jpsb]

IIRC on a Boeing aircraft the pilot can override the automatic system and manually fly the aircraft.