Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passengers on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) to Washington ...

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 ...

There's nothing like hearing your pilot say "Ladies and gentlemen we've reached our cruising altitude of 37,000 feet. Feel free to move about the cabin but please keep your seatbelt on when you're in ...

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 ...

Talk about fight or flight. Passengers on a recent United Airlines flight were sent into a panic when an automated emergency announcement came on to tell them to put on their oxygen masks — even ...