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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Being an airline pilot apparently isn't as glamorous a profession as it used to be. One British Airways pilot decided to take matters into his own hands to show off his job to family members when he ...

Washington (CNN) — 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 ...

The panic began when a pilot reportedly heard knocking on the cockpit door and was unable to contact his crew. Thinking someone was attempting to break into the cockpit, he chose to make an emergency ...

A flight made an emergency landing Monday after its pilots lost a radio link with flight staff, prompting them to bang on the locked cockpit door and raising fears that someone was trying to break in.

An American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines made an emergency landing at Omaha's Eppley Airfield just 18 minutes after it had taken off from the same airfield, due to banging on the ...

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 ...

A Los Angeles-bound flight made an emergency landing after a pilot thought there was a break-in attempt in the cockpit The miscommunication was due to an “inter-phone system” failure as a flight ...