The tiny hole in aeroplane windows has a big job, from balancing pressure to preventing condensation at high altitudes.

The answer is more simple—and complicated—than you think. Some airplane window seats lack windows due to seat configurations that don’t align with the fixed window placements built into the aircraft ...

View of planes through an open airplane window. There are two reasons I like to pull my shade down as soon as I settle into my window seat after boarding a plane. For starters, the cabin is usually ...

Close up of a tiny hole in an airplane window. Known as breather or bleed holes, these tiny holes help with cabin pressurization and keep the windows clear. Wilbur and Orville Wright—the brothers ...

Experts explain why it happens—and what you can do. Some airplane window seats lack windows due to seat configurations that don’t align with the fixed window placements built into the aircraft ...

The person closest to the window in every row gets to control the shade. On overnight flights, or very early morning ones, it’s just the right thing to do to keep your window shade closed so everyone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let passengers ...