“The Plane Went Silent at 30,000 Feet — Until an 11-Year-Old Girl Took the Pilot’s Seat”

interference intensified. In the cockpit, unseen by anyone, a surge of energy coursed through the aircraft’s wiring. The pilots’ displays flickered wildly.

“I’m seeing multiple system warnings,” Tran called out.

“What the—”

The surge reached a critical point. Both pilots were suddenly exposed to a brief but powerful electromagnetic pulse that, combined continue reading …