Southwest flew the first US flight with a secondary cockpit barrier. Most of the fleet won't get one for years.

One of the easiest ways to prevent an airliner from being hijacked or worse is to stop unwanted visitors from gaining access to the cockpit. While the cockpit door is locked during flights, pilots do ...

Southwest Airlines' first secondary cockpit barrier, a folding door on a Boeing 737. Photo Credit: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines has begun flying its first aircraft with a secondary cockpit ...

Sept. 1 (UPI) --Southwest Airlines has become one of the first U.S. carriers to take flight with an added barrier to protect pilots from intrusions when they exit the cockpit. Southwest took delivery ...

Reinforced cockpit doors, secondary barriers, armed pilots and undercover air marshals are among the security measures in place to keep flights safe Getty The FAA has recorded 687 unruly passenger ...

PHOENIX (CNN) - Southwest Airlines says its new planes are now equipped with a barrier to protect the cockpit when pilots need to open their door during a flight. The air carrier’s first Boeing 737 ...

Almost 25 years after 9/11, there are still major security risks on airplanes without secondary cockpit barriers. That’s the urgent message from a former FAA special agent, the widow of a pilot who ...