Oxygen masks were wrongly deployed on an Air New Zealand flight, the New Zealand Herald reported. The plane had been descending 7,000 feet to avoid turbulence, the airline's safety chief said. One ...

Passengers on a Japan Airlines flight had to wear oxygen masks after the plane fell nearly 26,000 feet, according to reports On Monday, June 30, Flight 8696 from Shanghai, China, to Tokyo was forced ...

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 ...

Chaos ensued on a recent United Airlines flight following an automated emergency announcement that instructed passengers to put on their oxygen masks, which inadvertently deployed in spite of no ...

You should know the safety spiel well by now – “In the event of emergency, put your oxygen mask on first.” But have you ever wondered why the cabin crew is so careful to hammer this information into ...