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.

From stirring milk in your coffee to fearsome typhoon gales, rotating turbulent flows are everywhere. Yet, these spinning currents are as scientifically complex as they are banal. Describing, modeling ...

The in-flight announcement to fasten your seat belts due to turbulence can unsettle even the most seasoned flyers. After all, flying inside a rocking vessel thousands of feet above the ground is ...

Tourists, exchange students, masters of the financial universe and other business travelers: It’s time to buckle up. More pollution likely means bumpier flights for trans-Atlantic travelers, ...

Turbulence is an unavoidable facet of flying, but does it jostle a 12-seat Gulfstream harder than a 200-seat Boeing? For anxious flyers, that distinction matters. However, first let's smooth the ride ...

CBS News reported that a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday evening, after severe turbulence injured ...

Turbulence is a normal part of air travel. Indeed, everyone has a story about hitting a rough patch of air, those hair-raising moments when suddenly more than the plane is flying. Bellies drop, drinks ...