A Federal task force is considering arming pilots. Firearms in the cockpit is a bad idea - a missed shot could hit an innocent passenger, a bullet could sever a vital control line, and so on. I like their idea of arming pilots with "stun guns" which I take to mean a Taser, a non-lethal weapon that fires an electrified dart-like projectile. And of course, the cabin door should be locked.

For that matter, a sword might work, too. It's effective in close quarters and a sword definitely beats a box cutter. Not too long of a sword, though - maybe a cutlass. Yeah, that's the ticket: cut down air piracy with cutlasses!