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 ‒ ...
The alert system warns pilots if they're too fast, too high, or on the wrong runway. Airlines often had the tech installed but left it off until close calls triggered industry changes. Southwest ...
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: ...
HOUSTON — Several airlines, including Southwest and Alaska Airlines, are introducing a new cockpit alert system. The SmartRunway and SmartLanding software by Honeywell are similar to the safety ...
The flight was headed from Los Angeles to New York but had to turn around in the air after noxious fumes filled the cabin and ...