Since the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was revealed back in 2007, it has represented a few firsts in the aviation industry. It was the plane that Virgin Atlantic used for the first flight fully powered on ...

Pilots make a U-turn after cockpit suddenly filled with strange banging noises and static Authorities boarded the plane to investigate the incident. The jet took off from Omaha heading to Los Angeles, ...

A problem with an intercom led to uncertainty. No one was hurt. By Victor Mather A flight returned to Omaha shortly after takeoff on Monday evening when the pilots mistakenly thought someone might be ...

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 ...

Southwest Airlines is adding secondary cockpit barriers to its new Boeing 737s. The barriers will be deployed when the cockpit door is open, adding an extra layer of security. Other major airlines ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Engineers are in the final testing phase of a cockpit alert system they say could prevent close calls on the runway. Honeywell Aerospace's "Surface Alert System," or "SURF-A," can ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — When a passenger tried to rush the cockpit on a Delta flight out of Atlanta, a quick-thinking Army veteran and grandmother took action midair last Wednesday. Nicole Pruitt was flying ...

WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, July 21 (Reuters) - A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel ...

July 18 (Reuters) - A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's ...