As commercial passenger jets fly far above altitudes where people can breathe, all aircraft are pressurized. However, aircraft pressurization is still a compromise as they are pressurized not at sea ...

Flying can be stressful, especially when things go wrong mid-flight, like on a recent Delta flight where pressurization issues caused injuries. Keep scrolling to learn about how proper pressurization ...

An emergency descent, a sudden loss of cabin pressure and a cockpit crew in distress ended not in disaster but in a fully ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The crew of a recent American Airlines ...

The mere mention of Payne Stewart’s name brings a gloomy recall of the consequences of losing cabin pressurization. In the aftermath, especially after the release of the extensive NTSB investigation, ...

Commercial aviation is magical. You are cruising along in a pressurized metal tube at 35,000 feet, and while the outside temperature – at a crisp -66 degrees Fahrenheit – is cold enough to freeze you ...

(NEXSTAR) – The crew of a recent American Airlines flight was forced to make an immediate controlled descent following a “possible pressurization issue” on Thursday, dropping the plane’s altitude by ...