So, “To save space and weight, most aircraft emergency oxygen systems don’t have bottled oxygen for passenger masks. Instead, they have a cocktail of chemicals, usually sodium perchlorate and ...

A pilot on an Air France flight had to enact an emergency landing after a dangerous loss in pressure prompted the flight crew ...

Passengers can be seen on board the Alaska Airlines aircraft, which was carrying 177 people, using emergency oxygen masks but staying remarkably calm. The flight was forced to make an emergency ...

The plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia ... Shrapnel from the engine left a hole above the wing, and the oxygen masks dropped. The plane, which was en route from New Orleans to ...

But recent airplane emergencies serve as abrupt reminders that flight attendants are first responders who train rigorously to save lives. Alaska Airlines flight attendants put on oxygen masks ...

Delta had 3 flights divert or return due to cabin pressurization issues between April 6–10. No injuries reported. All ...

When one woman suffered arrhythmia on a flight home from her honeymoon, another stepped up to save her. Here's what happened.

Along with the oxygen masks and life vests, these hooks are also part of airplane safety equipment. In case of an emergency, a rope is attached to these hooks, which the passengers use to guide ...

A recent study has provided strong evidence that beards do not interfere with the effectiveness of oxygen masks for airline ...