[El Gato]

Umm, how did she get into the cockpit to be able to stab the pilots. Don't the Kiwis require reinforced and locked cockpit doors? I do see that it's small commuter type, some of which almost don't have a door or a bulkhead, between the passenger area and the cockpit. At least they didn't use to have them. All the one's I've flown on recently, Saab 340/340B turbo props which have 33 or 34 seats.

But this one was smaller yet, only 19 seats. The article says it's a Jetstream and the capacity makes it a -31 or 32. This a Jetstream 32 in Ansett New Zealand colors, although there is one other NZ operator, Origin Pacific)

This is veiw of the cockpit from the passenger area in a Polish (LOT) version. As you can see, no door, just a curtain.

Photo is date December of 2007.

Larger version of second photo.

[El Gato]

Oops, that's what I get for not reading the whole article at the link.

The 19-seater Jetstream planes are used on short-haul regional flights by national carrier Air New Zealand and have only curtains separating the cockpit from the passenger area.

[Just Lori]

That’s quite an airplane compared to the AA hopper I flew from Chicago to (some little town I don’t recall the name of) Wisconsin. There was NO separation between the flight station and the rest of the plane. It was all just one barrel with seats inside and wings outside. The thing shook and rattled like dice on a crap table and there was no way you could hear anything but the airplane. It was quite a ride!