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 ...

Air travel has always had turbulence, but new reports suggest it is now happening more often and with greater severity than 50 years ago. This is especially true for clear-air turbulence, the ...

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Turbulence that injured more than a dozen people on a Delta Air Lines flight came with little warning to the pilots, even though they knew they were near thunderstorms, according to a new preliminary ...

Wingtip vortices, a form of wake turbulence, are rapidly rotating air generated by an airplane's wings whenever they produce lift, posing a significant and often unseen hazard, especially from heavy ...

Flight attendants are renewing calls to ban children 2 years and younger from sitting in the laps of their adult caregivers and parents while flying, citing safety concerns that have come under the ...

A United Airlines flight from Newark to London aborted its landing amid strong winds from Storm Benjamin. The flight performed one go-around before landing safely on Oct. 23.

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...

I fly frequently as a travel writer, and I never feel any real fear of flying, except during particularly rough turbulence—the kind where the plane is slamming up and down, and rocking back and forth.

The Hurricane Hunters are based on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and are known for tracking hurricanes and flying into eyes or ...

Air Force One ran into some serious turbulence over Asia Thursday, causing the plane to shake as President Donald Trump ...