Emergency escape slides play a massive role in expediting airplane evacuations and have saved many lives. Have you ever wondered how they actually work?

Is it opening the door to disaster? Bum-rushing the emergency exit on a plane has seemingly become a go-to move among those ...

The incident took place right before 8 p.m. when airport police were called to one of the concourses because “a passenger utilized an emergency exit door to exit a plane,” according to a ...

A man on a Southwest Airlines flight opened an emergency exit door and climbed onto the plane’s wing Sunday while the aircraft was at a gate at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport ...

It looks just like any other seat, until you sit there. Emergency exit row is cooler, quieter and oddly more spacious. It is ...

NEW YORK - An emergency exit slide "separated" from a Delta Airlines flight, prompting an emergency return to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday morning. Flight 520 to Los ...

American Airlines Passengers Restrain Man with Duct Tape After He Tries to Open Plane Door Mid-Flight. Flight 1219 was heading to Chicago from Albuquerque, New Mexico when the incident occurred on ...

Emergency exit door weights vary, according to the FAA. Some doors, such as those on an Airbus A320, weigh only 32 pounds. Almost all the Boeing 737’s emergency doors open automatically, so ...

Marine restrains man allegedly trying to open plane’s emergency exit during flight Armed with quick reflexes and zip ties, a Marine and crew handled the situation as the flight diverted to Seattle.

Residents of a neighborhood on the south end of Effingham County are breathing a sigh of relief. The city of Rincon announced ...

A woman opened the emergency exit door and jumped out of a plane as it was taxiing down a runway in Houston, startling passengers on board. The United Airlines flight had just landed in Houston ...