The Surprising Reason Pilots Leave the Cockpit Door Open Before Flights
Cockpit doors are left open during boarding to allow pilots and crew to communicate, receive paperwork, and complete final checks before locking for flight.
Proposals for commercial planes to operate with one pilot shelved after critical EU report
Insufficient evidence exists that single-pilot commercial operations can match the safety of current two-pilot operations, halting one-pilot proposals.
BA pilot suspended after 'breaching anti-terror laws by leaving cockpit door open' on flight to London
A British Airways pilot was suspended after allegedly leaving the cockpit door open during a flight, causing passenger alarm and a flight cancellation.