The cockpit doors are kept open on the ground to allow various ground personnel to enter the cockpit and communicate with the pilots. Moreover, pilots monitor the boarding process to ensure safety ...

One that isn't so obvious to the average passenger is the reinforcement of the cockpit doors for the protection of the pilots. In the modern era, aircraft cockpit doors can withstand blasts from ...

THE 149 passengers who stepped onto Germanwings Flight 9525 a decade ago were completely unaware of the horror that was about ...