Turbulence is increasingly common and never fun. Tracker site Turbli has just revealed the world’s most turbulent flight ...

Turbulence is caused by eddies of “rough air” – a bit like waves becoming choppy at sea. The Federal Aviation Administration defines clear-air turbulence (CAT) as “sudden severe turbulence ...

Now the the one that everyone kind of talks about is clear air turbulence, and this is defined as turbulence not associated with clouds at or above 15,000 feet. Now, contrary to the name ...

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Multiple analysts CNA spoke to believe Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was hit by clear-air turbulence due to the sudden nature of the incident. Here's what we know about the phenomenon ...

George, J. J., “A Different Synoptic Look at Some Cases of Clear Air Turbulence”, Technical Report, Eastern Airlines, Inc. (unpublished). Moore, R. L., Douglas ...

For instance, if the pilots in one aircraft report turbulence at a specific altitude, those flying behind that plane may adjust their altitude to "find clear air," as you might hear over the ...

Tim Clark, president of Emirates, the world's largest international carrier, said it is a "fact of life" that there has been "an uptick in clear air turbulence in the last year or two".

What is turbulence, and how bad can a bumpy flight really be? The answer to the latter question is, well, pretty bad, as four Alaska Airlines crew members learned the hard way over the holidays ...

A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Known as clear air turbulence ...