Previously, flight crew often used a beverage cart to create a physical barrier for passengers when pilots needed to exit the cockpit mid-flight Kevin Carter/Getty; Southwest Airlines Southwest ...
Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 ...
Southwest Airlines is now flying a Boeing 737 Max 8 equipped with a retractable "secondary" cockpit barrier, making it one of the first U.S. carriers to put the added protection into regular service.