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 ...

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 ...

Aug 29 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 29 story has been refiled to change detect to deck in paragraph 3) Southwest Airlines (LUV.N), opens new tab began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to ...

Mark Finkelstein was rescued after the plane he was flying crashed into the ocean near Oak Island, North Carolina, on Aug. 2 The terrifying incident occurred after the aircraft experienced engine ...

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 ‒ ...

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 ...

The incident occurred off the coast in North Carolina on Aug. 2 Town of Oak Island/YouTube Mark Finkelstein was rescued after the plane he was flying crashed into the ocean near Oak Island, North ...

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.