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.

It sets aside time during these critical moments for a pilot’s focus to be on the takeoff or landing of the airplane. “It’s so important that your full attention is on one thing, and that ...

“These features extend to allow the airplane to fly more slowly during takeoff and landing ... it’s a far less manual procedure than that. And there are no dogs—barking or otherwise ...

Recent airplane accidents have fueled concerns about ... There are even rules that infants cannot be worn in carriers during takeoff and landing, the most dangerous periods of a flight.

Multiple lawmakers said Thursday their airplane was bumped by another plane while waiting on the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) posted online that the wing ...