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.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Alaska Airlines flight bound for California made an emergency landing in Portland Friday after a panel blew out mid-air. Our sister station KABC-TV in Los Angeles obtained a photo ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left ...

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 ...

In recent weeks, travel bloggers have been exploding with insights into secret compartments and other things that are located on airplanes. Some can be used by passengers while others cannot. And most ...