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Southwest Airlines flies first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

The flight marks the beginning of the rollout of the safety feature across the new U.S. commercial airline fleet.

US airline flies first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

A Federal Aviation Administration regulation announced in 2023 took effect on Aug 25. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Southwest Airlines begins flying first plane with secondary cockpit barrier

Secondary barriers, long sought after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, are crucial to aviation safety, pilots unions have argued.