A passener in a seat positioned between two windows. Some airplane window seats lack windows due to seat configurations that don’t align with the fixed window placements built into the aircraft ...

Airplane windows are round for a reason written in tragedy. Early jetliners revealed a hidden danger in cabin pressurization.

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 ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

You just might spot a little red or black triangle above the airplane seat. Usually, you can spot one or two of these triangles on each side of the cabin. But do you know why they’re there? (Hint: ...

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 ...

Flying the skies on a passenger jet can give you a view like no other, providing a birds-eye look at cities, rivers, fields, or forests. For first-time fliers or children, this can be a thrill, but ...

There may also be advantages and disadvantages that passengers may not think about, but a flight attendant would know when ...