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Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — A search is underway for a single-engine plane's cockpit door that troopers said "ripped off" during a flight over Loudoun County, Virginia, Saturday morning. Officials with ...

Flight attendant Venezia Macias agreed and said it is ultimately up to the captain how long the door stays open Passengers loading a commercial aircraft can oftentimes catch a glimpse inside the ...

Germanwings Flight 9525 departed Barcelona with nothing unusual reported. Minutes after reaching cruise altitude, the captain ...

While boarding a plane, you may have noticed the cockpit door is often kept open—and there's actually a pretty straightforward reason. If you’ve ever looked toward the front of the plane while ...

Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 ...

The FAA has issued a one-year delay on implementation of a regulation requiring all new aircraft flown by U.S. commercial airlines to have a secondary cockpit door. Photo Credit: ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A man who was aboard a SkyWest Airlines flight taxiing to the runway at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday evening, allegedly approached the cockpit -- banging on the ...

Passengers can often catch a glimpse inside the cockpit while boarding a commercial aircraft, but that door is required to stay closed during flight An aviation expert recently told Travel + Leisure ...