Outdated studies, misunderstood guidance, and the persistence of a safety claim the author says does not hold up.

Flying is still statistically the safest form of transportation, but recent developments have caused us all to lose at least some of our confidence in air travel. After several high profile crashes ...

Question: How long will supplemental oxygen last after the masks drop in an emergency? — Submitted by reader John A., N.J. Answer: On typical airliners oxygen generators will last 10 to 14 minutes.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lack of oxygen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oxygen masks were wrongly deployed on an Air New Zealand flight, the New Zealand Herald reported. The plane had been descending ...

Answer: On typical airliners oxygen generators will last 10 to 14 minutes. That is more than enough time to descend to 10,000 feet or the lowest altitude above the terrain. Airplanes can descend very ...