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 ...

John Zada is a Toronto-based writer and author. His books include Veils of Distortion and In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond. I boarded an Air Canada flight home from Vancouver to Toronto last year. I ...

Lawyers for United Airlines argued that the word "window" cannot reasonably be interpreted as a promise that the seat would ...

Aircraft windows are fixed during manufacturing for structural reasons, while airlines configure seats to maximise profit, causing misalignment. Internal equipment and changing layouts further affect ...