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Southwest Airlines begins flying first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to the flight deck designed to prevent intrusions. The plane - a Boeing 737 MAX 8 which was delivered in recent ...
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Southwest Airlines takes first flight with secondary cockpit barrier

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baggage cart passes by a Southwest 737 Max 8 airliner after arriving from Los Angeles at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport ...
Fox Business

Southwest Airlines begins using FAA-mandated cockpit barriers on new Boeing jetliners

Southwest Airlines on Friday began flying its first jetliner built with a secondary flight deck barrier designed to prevent intrusions in a design change that's been ...
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The FAA's new secondary cockpit door debuted on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, but most planes won't get it

On August 29, 2025, Southwest Airlines operated the first US commercial flight with a secondary cockpit barrier installed under a new FAA mandate. The retractable gate, mounted in the forward galley ...
Reuters

US airlines seek 2-year delay for secondary cockpit barrier rule

June 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines want the Federal Aviation Administration to delay by two years the requirement set to take effect in August that new passenger airplanes have a secondary barrier ...
WCTV

Southwest Airlines adds ‘secondary barrier’ to protect the cockpit during flights

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 ...
KERO-TV

FAA rule requires secondary flight deck barrier on passenger planes

Flights are getting an added layer of safety for both passengers and crew members. The Federal Aviation Administration mandated new protections this month for the flight deck by requiring a secondary ...
Aviation Week

FAA Extension For Flight Deck Barrier Rule Juggles Mixed Input

AmSafe’s Installed Physical Secondary Barrier can be stowed when not in use (left) and features a locking mechanism with a minimum 5-sec. delay. Credit: AmSafe Bridport The FAA has granted airlines a ...
Boston Herald

‘We’re still vulnerable to a 9/11-style attack’ without secondary cockpit barriers: Ex-FAA special agent

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 ...
Aviation Week

Textile Barrier to Protect Flight Decks Shown at AIX

A new secondary flight deck protection door from UK company AmSafe Bridport is about to undergo certification testing, the company unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX). AmSafe, which ...
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 ...
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Southwest Airlines flies first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

Southwest Airlines began Friday flying its first jet with a secondary barrier to the flight deck designed to prevent intrusions. The plane ‒ a Boeing 737 MAX 8 which was delivered in recent days ‒ ...