Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oxygen masks were wrongly deployed on an Air New Zealand flight, the New Zealand Herald reported. The plane had been descending ...

Yes, we know that flying is typically considered the safest way to travel. This doesn't change the fact that we're hurtling along tens of thousands of feet in the air, in a vehicle that still seems ...

The oxygen masks that drop from airplane ceilings during emergencies contain enough breathable air for roughly 12 to 15 minutes—a fact airlines don’t exactly advertise in their cheerful safety ...

Flying is still statistically the safest form of transportation, but recent developments have caused us all to lose at least some of our confidence in air travel. After several high profile crashes ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Dozens of United Airlines passengers started to panic when an automated emergency announcement told ...

“The stewardess cried and shouted to put on the oxygen mask, saying the plane had a malfunction,” said a passenger, who was on the Japan Airlines flight on June 30 Passengers on a Japan Airlines ...

If you've ever traveled on an airplane, you know that masks can drop down to supply oxygen in the case of an emergency. Airline oxygen masks have about a 15-minute supply and typically fall when an ...