Air turbulence can be caused by a variety of natural factors, with clues to it sometimes found in satellite imagery. In aviation, turbulence is one of the most unpredictable atmospheric events ...

Turbulence — a sudden, violent shift in air flow — is the most common cause of airline accidents involving injuries, according to a 2021 study by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Mountain wave turbulence, as the name suggests, happens when the wind hits a mountain and is forced upward off its blustery path. That's why it's common to hit some bumps when you're flying over ...

A Delta Air Lines flight, enroute to Amsterdam, made an emergency landing in Minneapolis, US, on Wednesday, July 30. Over 25 ...

World Turbulence on U.S. flight sent some flying into aircraft ceiling, passengers say ... U.S. civil transportation agency will investigate incident that left 11 with serious injuries ...

Five days after severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight injured 71 and left a British man dead from a suspected heart attack, a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit ...

It's something that any nervous traveller dreads during a long-haul flight. But severe turbulence is set to get even worse - with climate change to blame.

Nine people were injured and terrified passengers left in tears after a Ryanair flight was struck by severe turbulence mid-air, forcing an emergency landing in Germany. “I've never been scared ...

According to Williams, clear air turbulence typically peaks in the winter when the jet stream is strongest. In contrast, convective turbulence is most likely to occur during the summer, thanks in ...