CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines will immediately begin installing steel bars on the cockpit doors of all its planes, and other airlines are also considering new security measures to protect pilots and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The barrier, which resembles a gate rather than a solid door, addresses longstanding concerns from aviation labor unions that have ...

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 ...

Flight attendant Venezia Macias agreed and said it is ultimately up to the captain how long the door stays open Passengers loading a commercial aircraft can oftentimes catch a glimpse inside the ...

Barantec was awarded FAA certification for a cockpit door access control keypad, and says this is the aviation industry's only certified keypad for flight deck doors. By utilizing a patented ...

Investigators of the Germanwings crash have revealed that co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who is accused of crashing the Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, researched on suicide and the security of cockpit doors ...

United Airlines will reinforce cockpit doors on 93 of its passenger jets, a move prompted by a passenger's attempt to force his way into a cockpit during a flight to South America earlier this month.