Every time you fly, you sit through the same safety demonstration, where flight attendants explain how to put an oxygen mask over your face and use your seat cushion as a flotation device. They also ...

View of an emergency exit in a plane. Good news—it would be physically impossible to open the door mid-flight, but there are serious consequences for people who try. The most important thing in the ...

The emergency room doors slide open, and triage nurses immediately assess who needs attention first. Every day, medical professionals make split-second decisions about patient priority based on ...

BOSTON - A passenger on a JetBlue flight opened an emergency exit door and deployed the slide while the plane was taxiing at Logan Airport in Boston Tuesday night, the FAA said. Witnesses said the man ...

We asked pilots what would happen if someone tried to open an airplane’s door mid-flight—here’s what they said. Good news—it would be physically impossible to open the door mid-flight, but there are ...

Walk into any subway station and you won’t have to wait long before the emergency exit door is opened and a parade of people enter the system without paying the fare. The practice is one the ...