When it comes to airplane windows, it’s not hip to be square. The shape of airplane windows might seem arbitrary, but there’s actually a grim reason behind their design, according to air experts.

Unlike the windows in your home, though, this airplane window shape is not just an aesthetic choice. There is a legitimate safety reason as to why airplanes require round windows instead of square ...

An Airbus A321 took off from London Stansted Airport with missing window panes. The plane climbed more than 10,000 feet before anyone realized there was a problem. The AAIB said a filming event ...

The former pilot also noted that in the event of an emergency where passengers must evacuate the plane, if the window shades are up, it won't take as long for passengers to adjust their eyes to ...

A pilot for British Airways was sucked out of the cockpit window of his plane after the glass windowpanes ... the top of the aircraft’, ‘in a U-shape around the windows’.

A U.S.-bound plane took off from London last month with four damaged window panes, including two that were completely missing, according to U.K. air accident investigators. No one was injured by ...