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.

Our skies are getting bumpier, making the need to understand and predict turbulence increasingly urgent. Researchers propose ...

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 ...

Is airplane turbulence more frequent—and more dangerous—today than it was 50 years ago? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A growing number of reports say there has been ...

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 ...

Christmas travel plans this year may come with unexpected turbulence :airplane: Across Europe, airport and ground staff strikes are disrupting one of the busiest travel seasons of the year From London ...

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 ...