Southwest Airlines becomes the first carrier to fly a Boeing 737 Max 8 with new secondary flight deck barriers designed to prevent cockpit intrusions.

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

Southwest Airlines passengers will soon begin seeing a new security device on the carrier's newest Boeing 737s. The airline announced Friday that its first plane with secondary cockpit barriers had ...

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 ...

The Transportation Security Administration says more than 17 million travelers flew during the long Labor Day weekend. Many may not have noticed a new safety feature on some Southwest flights: a ...