Turbulence is chaotic air movement caused by jet streams, mountains, storms, and other disturbances. Turbulence in flight is very common, but not necessarily dangerous, since planes are built for it.

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The total duration of severe-or-greater clear air turbulence experienced by airplanes traveling across a major North Atlantic airplane route increased by 55% from 1979 to 2020. (Photo: Getty) Ladies ...

Turbulence experienced by aircraft can turn a smooth flight into a bumpy one – and even have dangerous consequences. And it is all caused by the movement of air in the atmosphere. Airplanes achieve ...

A pilot of a major airline has explained exactly what happens during turbulence, why it can be bumpy during a landing and the ...

Photo by WTL via Flickr. No frequent flyer is a stranger to turbulence. But what causes it, and how dangerous is it? Turbulence is the random, chaotic motion of air, caused by changes in air currents.

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