Passengers can often catch a glimpse inside the cockpit while boarding a commercial aircraft, but that door is required to stay closed during flight An aviation expert recently told Travel + Leisure ...

While boarding a plane, you may have noticed the cockpit door is often kept open—and there's actually a pretty straightforward reason. If you’ve ever looked toward the front of the plane while ...

A flight made an emergency landing Monday after its pilots lost a radio link with flight staff, prompting them to bang on the locked cockpit door and raising fears that someone was trying to break in.

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 ...

Cockpit barriers are required to stay sealed during flight, but oftentimes passengers can get a glimpse inside while boarding CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Passengers can often catch a glimpse ...