Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to ...

In December of 1997, a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean hit rough turbulence created by jet streams. The weather forecast the pilot was operating off of did not give any indication that this ...

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 ...

Walter Sheriff, a retired American Airlines captain who studies the phenomenon, said the wake turbulence from the four-engine 747 could have struck the Airbus with "tornado-like lateral force." ...

Airplane Turbulence Can Start Earlier Than You Expect This is your captain speaking: When thunderstorms are in the forecast, you may need to buckle those seatbelts a lot sooner than you’re used to.

There were no reports of deaths. The Boeing 747-400 plane was carrying 408 passengers and 14 crew, a transport ministry official said.