Turbulence is an unavoidable aspect of air travel that can be unsettling for passengers and challenging for pilots. Analyzing the most turbulent routes in the world reveals intriguing patterns and underlying causes related to geography, weather systems, and atmospheric conditions.…
Today’s key headlines center about turbulence, both physical with a Qatar Airways flight resulting in injuries and corporate turbulence for Boeing as its 3rd annual safety report appears positive just as the FAA reported the opposite, indicating progress but a…
Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, flying from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi, experienced severe turbulence that resulted in a drop of 6,000 feet in three minutes. Flight Aware tracked the flight from London to the emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, where…
Virgin Australia’s radical move
This week saw an interesting reversal by the FAA. Take a look at this story by the WSJ. Within a week the FAA went from posting new rules about wake turbulence on the 787 and 747-8 to removing them because…