Turbulence is a challenging weather phenomenon that can frighten even the most frequent of flyers. And while modern ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...

The aircraft was heading from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam in the Netherlands when it had to be diverted to Minneapolis after multiple passengers were injured on Wednesday, July 30 Becca Longmire is a ...

Turbulence experienced by aircraft can turn a smooth flight into a bumpy one – and even have dangerous consequences. And it is all caused by the movement of air in the atmosphere. Airplanes achieve ...

A SkyWest flight was diverted to Austin, Texas, after experiencing turbulence so strong that it caused two passengers to be hospitalized with injuries. SkyWest flight 5971, operating as United Express ...

The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many fliers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience—and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it ...

The in-flight announcement to fasten your seat belts due to turbulence can unsettle even the most seasoned flyers. After all, flying inside a rocking vessel thousands of feet above the ground is ...

When the plane started shaking violently on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam in July, some passengers thought it was going to crash. The jet had hit severe turbulence, flinging people ...

Different types of air turbulence present unique challenges for detection and avoidance. The most dangerous type occurs in clear skies and is invisible to radar, Severe turbulence forced Delta Flight ...

One of the most significant turbulence events in recent American history happened on Wednesday night during a flight out of Salt Lake City International Airport. In all, 25 passengers and crew were ...

Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals after a Delta flight headed from Utah to Amsterdam experienced “significant turbulence” and had to land in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the airline said. Flight ...