Previously, flight crew often used a beverage cart to create a physical barrier for passengers when pilots needed to exit the cockpit mid-flight Kevin Carter/Getty; Southwest Airlines Southwest ...

On Friday, Aug. 29, the company completed its first flight operating a plane outfitted with a secondary cockpit barrier The new device, a first of its kind, creates a secured area for pilots if they ...

Survivors of a harrowing plane crash on Interstate 75 in February 2024 near Naples have shared their chilling last moments before impact. The crash occurred after both engines failed, forcing the ...

Germany’s BV 141 looked like it shouldn’t fly - with its cockpit hung off one side and a long boom on the other—but its strange design was a deliberate engineering masterstroke. Not only did it take ...

Southwest Airlines began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to the flight deck designed to prevent intrusions. The plane ‒ a Boeing 737 MAX 8 which was delivered in recent days ‒ ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - One of the country's leading airlines announced its newest planes would be outfitted with an extra security measure - a gate to prevent passengers from storming into the cockpit.

There are plane movies—the sort that you might want to watch when you're stuck in the middle seat of a long flight—and then ...

One person was killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair near the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado on Sunday, law enforcement officials said. The Morgan County ...

Two United Airlines planes were involved in a minor collision at San Francisco International Airport on Labor Day, the airline confirmed. "Monday night, a United aircraft being pushed back from the ...

MILWAUKEE (WLS) -- Three people were rescued Thursday afternoon, after a small plane crashed in Lake Michigan off the coast of Wisconsin, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The call for help came in about ...