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SkyWest flight 5971 hits severe turbulence over Texas

SkyWest flight 5971, operating for United Airlines as United Express, was en route from Aspen to Houston when it encountered severe turbulence over Texas…

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Severe turbulence leads to SAS A330 inflight engine shutdown

An SAS A330 en route from Stockholm to Miami encountered severe turbulence off the coast of Greenland, resulting in the shut down of one…

Aviation weather

Is Clear Air Turbulence becoming more common?

In recent years there has been a noticeable uptick in publicized incidents of turbulence affecting commercial aircraft. These events, sometimes unexpected and severe, have…

Aviation explainer series

What actually causes turbulence?

Turbulence is a common yet complex weather phenomenon that affects aviation. Broadly speaking, it refers to irregular air movements that cause erratic changes in…

Major incident

1 dead, dozens injured in SQ321 turbulence

One person is dead and dozens have been injured after Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 experienced severe turbulence over Myanmar. The Boeing 777-300ER was operating…

Aviation explainer series

How do pilots avoid Wake Turbulence?

Wake Turbulence is a disturbance in the air caused by an aircraft generating lift. It is a type of Clear Air Turbulence created by…

Aviation weather

Bump in the night – What is Clear Air Turbulence?

Turbulence is part and parcel of the passenger experience in commercial aviation. We are all familiar with the bumps experienced when passing through clouds,…

Aviation safety

Inflight upset kills passenger aboard Challenger 300

A passenger aboard a Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet was killed after the aircraft encountered severe turbulence shortly after departing Keene, New Hampshire. The…

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New Icing and Turbulence Forecast Layers Now Available on Flightradar24.com

We’re happy to announce new icing and turbulence forecast layers are now available on Flightradar24.com and will soon be available in our mobile apps…

Aviation explainer series

Developing a Wake Turbulence Warning System

Just as ships moving through the water create a wake, aircraft moving through the air create one as well. Wake vortices from aircraft often…

Turbulence

SkyWest flight 5971 hits severe turbulence over Texas

Severe turbulence leads to SAS A330 inflight engine shutdown

Is Clear Air Turbulence becoming more common?

What actually causes turbulence?

1 dead, dozens injured in SQ321 turbulence

How do pilots avoid Wake Turbulence?

Bump in the night – What is Clear Air Turbulence?

Inflight upset kills passenger aboard Challenger 300

New Icing and Turbulence Forecast Layers Now Available on Flightradar24.com

Developing a Wake Turbulence Warning System

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