If you've flown on a plane, you may have been reminded to open the window shades during takeoff or landing. This seemingly unimportant routine plays a part in ensuring your safety during an emergency.

They didn’t protect the border. A Delta Airlines passenger was understandably nervous after the frame encircling their window toppled off during a rocky landing, as detailed in a Reddit post taking ...

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed commercial airlines and charter & private jet operators to ensure window shades of aircraft, except on emergency exit rows, ...

A Boeing plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan Saturday, after the crew found a crack in the cockpit window . The fracture was found on the outermost of four layers of windows ...