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 ...

Yes, we know that flying is typically considered the safest way to travel. This doesn't change the fact that we're hurtling along tens of thousands of feet in the air, in a vehicle that still seems ...

A Japan Airlines flight was forced to deploy oxygen masks to passengers onboard after their Boeing 737 plane dropped nearly 26,000 feet. There were 191 passengers and crew onboard the plane when it ...

This week marks two years since the death and 95 years since the birth of Tom Hornbein, one of the great figures of American mountaineering. Best known for his 1963 first ascent of Everest’s West ...

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 ...

You should know the safety spiel well by now – “In the event of emergency, put your oxygen mask on first.” But have you ever wondered why the cabin crew is so careful to hammer this information into ...

“The stewardess cried and shouted to put on the oxygen mask, saying the plane had a malfunction,” said a passenger, who was on the Japan Airlines flight on June 30 Passengers on a Japan Airlines ...