Pilots ask passengers to raise window shades during takeoff and landing to improve visibility, safety, and awareness during ...

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.

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 ...

Love bagging the window seat on planes? It's exciting to watch the world below fade away as the aircraft takes off with the window blinds open. However, those blinds, or shades, do more than allow you ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS Newspath/WKRC) - An Alaska Airlines flight that was traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday after a portion of ...

TOKYOTOKYO — A Japanese defense aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in central Japan Thursday after a cockpit window inadvertently slid open during its ...

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One plane passenger was treated to a rare sight when landing into Sydney, Australia. TikTok user @mollydonlen shared a short clip of her view from her plane window on TikTok, with the clip quickly ...

One plane passenger was treated to a rare sight when landing into Sydney, Australia. TikTok user @mollydonlen shared a short clip of her view from her plane window on TikTok, with the clip quickly ...