They might look like a design quirk, but those holes at the bottom of airplane windows are actually doing a very important ...

1. Prevents Cracks The most crucial reason airplane windows are round is safety. Round windows provide structural strength and help distribute the weight more evenly, reducing the risk of cracks.

Key Takeaway Known as breather or bleed holes, these tiny holes help with cabin pressurization and keep the windows clear. Wilbur and Orville Wright—the brothers credited with piloting the first ...

If the windows were hole-less, they’d be at a greater risk of cracking. In the event that a cabin window cracks, the hole ensures that the inner pane breaks last. Fortunately, airplane cabin windows ...

Fortunately, airplane cabin windows seldom break. Aircraft mechanics routinely inspect windows, and if they show any signs of wear or tear that could be dangerous, they swap them out.

A record-breaking 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel over the extended July Fourth holiday period this year, ...

By Ruchi Chabra It begins with a whistle. I sit by the window of the train, clutching a lukewarm cup of over-sweet chai. The ...

If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many planes do not reach their destination. The US air traffic control ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...

Through the window, it was any other sunny Delhi day. Inside the plane, it was another world as its inhabitants stayed suspended in a game of life and death, resigned to fate.

If all air travel is grounded for a month, it's a nuisance, but most people can still eat and do their jobs. And all flights are tracked and logged anyway; the accounting is straightforward.