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Southwest Reveals First Plane with New Backup Barrier to Keep Passengers from Storming Cockpit

Previously, flight crew often used a beverage cart to create a physical barrier for passengers when pilots needed to exit the cockpit mid-flight Southwest Airlines has debuted a new safety feature on ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Delta says no cockpit breach attempt on Houston-to-Atlanta flight

Delta says passenger did not attempt to access the cockpit on Flight 2557. The Houston-to-Atlanta flight returned shortly after takeoff due to unruly behavior. Police responded at Hobby Airport; a ...
Click2Houston

Incident on Houston Delta flight highlights rise in unruly travelers, importance of new cockpit barriers

HOUSTON – A passenger’s attempt to enter the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight departing Houston’s Hobby Airport early Wednesday is the latest example of a problem aviation officials say never fully ...
CNBC

'Seconds count': Avoiding airplane collisions at airports could come down to cockpit alerts

Honeywell is testing new alerts that can give pilots more reaction time to avoid close calls at congested airports. Serious airline accidents are rare, but the United States is the busiest aviation ...