Airplane windows might seem ordinary, but they are as much of an engineering marvel as the rest of a modern aircraft. These windows are made of three layers of material to facilitate the plane's ...

Flight attendant Venezia Macias agreed and said it is ultimately up to the captain how long the door stays open Passengers loading a commercial aircraft can oftentimes catch a glimpse inside the ...

Channel your inner Red Baron, or Snoopy, at the first-even Open Cockpit Day at Valiant Air Command’s Warbird Museum in Titusville. “It’s a unique chance to explore history up close,” said museum ...

While boarding a plane, you may have noticed the cockpit door is often kept open—and there's actually a pretty straightforward reason. If you’ve ever looked toward the front of the plane while ...

Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...

Valiant Air Command’s Warbird Museum in Titusville will host its first Open Cockpit Day on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to climb into the cockpits of several warbirds ...