The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front — and the wreckage of both Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 and Jeju Air flight 2216 ...

Put simply, one of the key issues with back-to-front boarding boils down to basic physics. Aircraft engines are located at ...

I sat in the front and back of economy class on 10-hour flights. Each seat had perks, but I still prefer sitting toward the back of a plane.

Thus, any potential lower-back benefits of a reclined position are outweighed by the negative impacts on your upper back and neck. For now, I’m going to give sitting up straight a go.