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Cockpit window cracks mid-flight on American Airlines flight bound for DC

American Airlines flight 4435 was heading to Washington, D.C. from Chicago when passengers got the message that they’d be ...

17 Airplane Safety Features You Didn’t Know Existed

Flying might feel routine, but behind the scenes, every airplane is packed with hidden safety features designed to protect ...

What pilots see that you’ll never witness from seat 30A

It seems a universal truth that passengers on planes prefer to gaze out of a window and witness first-hand the magic that is ...
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United flight’s cockpit window may have been struck by weather balloon, company says

(CNN) — A mysterious object that cracked a windshield on a United Airlines flight, injuring a pilot and forcing an emergency landing, may have been a weather balloon. WindBorne, a California start-up ...