Ever wondered what that hole is for?

Airplane windows have a distinctive rounded-oval shape, unlike those found elsewhere. Why this design? It boils down to ...

bleed hole in the window of an airplane, sky and clouds visible outside - iamsevensix/Shutterstock The window seat is arguably the best seat on the plane. Not only do ...

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 ...

Nothing can make a lengthy flight packed in an aluminum tube feel good, exactly, but having the shades closed is a reliable way to make it worse. On a recent long-haul trip, I was struck that as soon ...

Airplane windows might seem ordinary, but they are as much of an engineering marvel as the rest of a modern aircraft. These windows are made of three layers of material to facilitate the plane's ...

Well apparently there's a reason for this not unconnected to safety. In the early days of airplanes (we're talking 1903), square windows were the norm and when commercial jetliners became popular in ...