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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An automated announcement told United passengers to put on oxygen masks during a Transatlantic flight. A passenger on the flight ...

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 ordeal left passengers breathless. A pilot on an Air France flight had to enact an emergency landing after a dangerous loss in pressure prompted the flight crew to deploy oxygen masks. The Airbus ...

A new study suggests that face masks have a negligible negative effect on the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen that a person breathes. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data ...