Mountains, storms, and the jet stream all affect airplane turbulence. Though it is usually more nerve-wracking than dangerous, a handful of passengers suffer injuries due to rough air each year.

Could climate change be making air turbulence more common and severe? The death of one passenger and injuries to others on a Singapore Airlines flight has underlined the potential dangers of severe ...

Turbulence is an irregular motion of air resulting from obstructions to the airflow or vertical currents. There are three ...

Nobody likes to experience turbulence on their flight. When your airplane begins to shake violently or even has a sudden drop, it can be alarming. Some people have severe anxiety regarding airplane ...

Turbulence on a recent Air Canada flight was so rough it caused food and drinks to spill all over the airplane cabin aisle and splatter onto ceiling. Flight AC19 departed from Vancouver on Friday and ...

Air travel and turbulence have always gone hand in hand with many flights, especially long haul, experiencing spells of bumpiness. The severe episode on board a Singapore Airlines plane in which one ...

For most airline passengers, rumbles and shakes at 37,000 feet might jolt nerves or spill a drink. But a Delta Air Lines flight that made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International ...

By Dennis Agbo The Group Chairman of OAS Helicopters, Captain Everest Nnaji, has assured air travelers that air turbulence is ...