A video is sparking debate over who gets to control the plane window seat shade. The now-viral video shows a woman battling with a child in the row in front of her over the airplane shade. At least 16 ...

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 ...

View of planes through an open airplane window. There are two reasons I like to pull my shade down as soon as I settle into my window seat after boarding a plane. For starters, the cabin is usually ...

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 ...

Having round windows is usually an aesthetic choice. If you look throughout your home, most — if not all — of the windows you will have are rectangular or square. Those panes of glass with four right ...

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 ...

A shattered window is not rare in everyday situations, as windows crack all the time due to impact or sudden temperature changes. A broken office or home window can cause minor discomfort, allowing ...

There’s an unspoken rule when flying that those who sit in the window seat control the shade. Yet one flyer who refused to help her fellow plane passenger, who was blinded by the sun and kindly asked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let passengers ...