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Flying in first person: New RC aircraft brings first-person cockpit views to pilots

At CES 2026, Flywing Aero Technology showcased an RC aircraft that reframes what hobby flying can feel like. Instead of prioritizing cinematic aerial footage, the company designed its latest platform ...

Why do Airbus and Boeing jets have completely different cockpit philosophies?

How can two competing manufacturers have such wildly different views of how a cockpit should work? Boeing and Airbus have ...
Reuters

Southwest Airlines begins flying first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

Aug 29 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 29 story has been refiled to change detect to deck in paragraph 3) Southwest Airlines (LUV.N), opens new tab began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to ...
CNN

Southwest Airlines’ new planes fly with barrier to protect the cockpit when the door is opened mid-flight

Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 ...
KTVU

Cockpit audio released: Pleasant Hill pilot tried to shut engines off mid-flight

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - Newly released video shows the moments after a former pilot and Pleasant Hill native attempted to shut down the engines of an Alaska Airlines flight while riding in the cockpit ...
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 ...