Grimy airplane windshield? Those fizzy drinks are good for more than refreshment.

Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let passengers and crew quickly see hazards outside and help first responders assess ...

A viral video is proving exactly why you should keep your plane window shut during air travel—especially for the sake of those around you.

The person closest to the window in every row gets to control the shade. On overnight flights, or very early morning ones, it’s just the right thing to do to keep your window shade closed so everyone ...

Close up of a tiny hole in an airplane window. Known as breather or bleed holes, these tiny holes help with cabin pressurization and keep the windows clear. Wilbur and Orville Wright—the brothers ...

Raising window blinds during takeoff and landing on an airplane may seem like just a routine, somewhat cumbersome procedure. Meanwhile, as it turns out, there is an important safety reason behind this ...

Some airplane window seats lack windows due to seat configurations that don’t align with the fixed window placements built into the aircraft fuselage. Airlines often adjust seat pitch to add more rows ...