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 ...

Before every flight, you hear that familiar instruction from the crew: “Please raise your window shades for takeoff and landing.” It may seem like a trivial request, especially when all you want is to ...

Pilot and YouTuber Captain Joe explained why this happens ...

While it might seem like an annoying ask, keeping the window shades open can actually be a helpful tool in dangerous situations Getty Leaving the window shade open on a plane as a passenger during ...

Maybe you know the answer to this one; nobody else seems to. As my flight into Portland was coming in for a landing, a recording told passengers to return tray tables to the upright position and open ...