In recent years, window-seat lovers across the globe have encountered that infuriating moment when you get to your seat, and the window is either too far forward or too far back for you to enjoy the ...

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 ...

The stellar view from an aircraft window makes window seats the most coveted spots in the airplane cabin, although there are some seats you'd definitely want to avoid. While some mockingly refer to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tori Wils was filming content when the woman behind her on an airplane kept pulling her shade down Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, ...

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 ...

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 ...