If you've flown on a plane, you may have been reminded to open the window shades during takeoff or landing. This seemingly unimportant routine plays a part in ensuring your safety during an emergency.

A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant. Delta ...

A cracked cockpit window forced a Delta Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Memphis on Wednesday morning. Flight 557 was flying from Detroit to Mexico City. None of its 104 passengers and ...

An American government plane carrying Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, was forced to land in Britain because of a crack ...

TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES, BUT WE’RE TOLD THEY’RE OKAY. TWO PEOPLE ARE HURT AFTER A PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD IN JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. THIS HAPPENED NORTH OF CENTERVIEW, NEAR ...

Next time you're on a flight, look just above the windows, and you might spot a small black triangle sticker. Most passengers never notice them — they're easy to miss, just like the tiny holes in the ...