Abstract: The present invention includes a plane comprising a passenger chamber for transporting a plurality of passengers and a cockpit separated from the passenger chamber by an impenetrable barrier. The barrier may comprise bullet-proof glass, blast-resistant polymeric materials, or other high strength (preferably lightweight) materials. The cockpit may also comprise an exit or emergency hatch to the outside of the plane. Pressure relief panels, sensors, scanners and weapon devices may be incorporated into the plane to secure the cockpit. A method of transporting at least one passenger through the air on a plane flown by at least one pilot comprises impassably separating the at least one pilot from the at least one passenger.