Flying commercially means following a lot of safety procedures, but why do flight attendants have you open a plane's window ...

Although you may want to immediately close the window shade on an airplane and go to sleep, there's a reason why it should be ...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Delta Air Lines passenger flight nearly collided with an Air Force jet ...

"A single phone may not cause a major issue but multiple active devices transmitting signals inside the cabin" could cause ...

What other safety measures are typically employed during takeoff and landing that passengers might not be aware of?

And now, a post shared to r/explainlikeimfive has inspired me to ask experts why we actually have to recline our chairs on takeoff and landing. A now-deleted Reddit account wrote under the ...

A passenger jet that caught fire after landing in Denver is just the latest in a string of aviation incidents.

U.S. regulators should require airlines to inspect, and if necessary, replace latches on Boeing 757 airplane doors, the ...

While there's a lot to appreciate on an airplane, from its powerful jet ... heroes literally do all the heavy lifting during takeoff and landing. Airplanes — like any wheeled vehicle on the ...

“These features extend to allow the airplane to fly more slowly during takeoff and landing, but retract to allow the airplane to function efficiently at higher speeds during cruise flight.