Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A Scandinavian Airlines transatlantic flight had to be diverted to Copenhagen after encountering severe turbulence. While airplanes routinely face turbulence midair, the situation with the SAS flight was clearly significant enough for the pilots to turn the plane back.

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Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft sustained severe damage during a hailstorm on its approach to Vienna Airport (VIE). The aircraft, operating flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca (PMI), was about to land in Vienna on June 9, 2024, when it traversed a supercell, an area of extremely active thunderstorms and turbulence.

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Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 28, 2025

Etihad Airways has become the newest member of IATAs Turbulence Aware programme, a global initiative that gathers real-time, anonymised data on turbulence from participating airlines. With real-time, accurate data, pilots can effectively navigate turbulence resulting in smoother journeys.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 22, 2024

For the next segment of my quick trip to Japan & Korea ,I flew Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 first class on the 1hr30min flight from Sapporo (CTS) to Tokyo Haneda (HND). Most OMAAT readers are probably familiar with the incredible Japan Airlines A350-1000 first class , which I rank as being among the best in the world.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 1, 2025

A womans social media post has gone viral after she claimed she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight due to her pet cats accident in its carrier during a turbulent landing, according to Newsweek and the New York Post.

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Taipei encountered severe turbulence, injuring several passengers and crew members.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 28, 2024

Another case of turbulence has surfaced, this time affecting a United Airlines flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Chicago. While airplanes are built to withstand turbulence to a certain extent, this incident was severe enough to force a diversion and injure some passengers.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 8, 2024

American Airlines Flight 2905 on June 8th was eventful but for the wrong reasons. Unexpected turbulence injured four cabin crew members, but no other injuries were reported.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 1, 2024

Korean Air will stop serving instant noodles on long-haul economy flights over safety concerns brought by the increase in turbulence. From July 1, 2024, Korean Air wrapped up its in-flight services 40 minutes prior to landing on all medium to long-haul flights due to the increase in extreme turbulence cases.

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Simple Flying

MAY 26, 2024

Another incident of mid-flight turbulence involving an Airbus narrowbody jet belonging to Turkish Airlines has come to light. While airplanes encounter turbulence every day, incidents severe enough to injure passengers and crew also seem to be on the rise.

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Simple Flying

MAY 24, 2024

Singapore Airlines is changing its seat belt policy for cabin services following the turbulence incident that resulted in more than a dozen injured passengers on a flight between London and Singapore. One passenger passed away during the event.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2024

On May 21, 2024, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER encountered severe turbulence while enroute from London (LHR) to Singapore (SIN), on flight SQ321. The turbulence was so bad that dozens of people suffered serious injuries, and there was even one fatality (reportedly from a heart attack). Injured shifted to hospital.

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Simple Flying

MAY 23, 2024

Twenty passengers remain in intensive care following the extreme turbulence onboard a Singapore Airlines flight on Monday. While none of the injuries are considered life-threatening, the most severe spinal and brain injury cases require surgery.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Severe turbulence on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight between Seattle and Phoenix on December 26, 2024, reportedly hospitalized four crew members and injured one passenger.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 10, 2024

A recent Southwest Airlines flight from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Baltimore encountered turbulence, which seriously injured a passenger. The Federal Aviation Administration noted that WN3633 experienced challenging conditions around 15:50 on Wednesday, August 7.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

An American Airlines passenger sustained a serious injury during a flight from So Paulo, Brazil, to Miami on Saturday. Severe turbulence forced the flight to return nearly two hours into the flight after the travelers leg was reportedly fractured from the episode.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles reportedly experienced severe turbulence, injuring one passenger and requiring medical attention.

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Simple Flying

MAY 29, 2025

More than a year after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER encountered severe turbulence as it was flying from London, the United Kingdom, to Singapore, the Singaporean authorities have issued an update on their investigation into the incident that resulted in a single fatality due to a heart attack.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

An American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner was struck by moderate to severe turbulence on November 15, 2024. Simple Flying has asked American Airlines for a comment. As a result of this, two members of the cabin crew were reportedly injured. The severity of the injuries is currently unknown.

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Simple Flying

MAY 26, 2024

The Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER that sustained major turbulence during a flight to Singapore from London last week has returned to its main base at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). The carrier ferried the aircraft on Sunday after it remained on the ground in Bangkok for five days following the turbulence incident.

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Simple Flying

JULY 24, 2024

Turbulence has been on the rise. The recent stories of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 , the turbulence experienced by the Boeing 777-300ER operated by the same airline , etc., have made people more aware about the various types of turbulence that aircraft is subjected to.

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Simple Flying

MAY 29, 2024

The Singaporean Ministry of Transport (MOT) published its initial findings into the severe turbulence incident that involved a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which resulted in one fatality and more than a dozen injuries onboard the flight from the United Kingdom to Singapore.

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Simple Flying

MAY 26, 2024

A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 was met by emergency services at Dublin Airport today after turbulence injured six passengers and six crew members on flight QR017 from Doha. This news follows another severe turbulence event this week, which saw a passenger pass away on a Singapore Airlines 777.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Airline photograph of cabin after the passengers had been disembarked. Clear air turbulence is a rare but increasing weather phenomenon which is linked to climate change.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 17, 2024

An incident yesterday on an Air New Zealand A320 flight will return the spotlight to inflight turbulence following the recent severe episodes on Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways flights. While this incident was nowhere near as severe as those two, it did result in two people heading for hospital when the plane landed.

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Aerotime

MARCH 5, 2025

However, safety for 2024 did not emulate the unprecedented low levels recorded in 2023, which turned out to be the safest year on record for commercial airline travel. In 2024, there were seven fatal airline accidents across 40.6 In 2024, IATA reported an accident rate of 1.13 figure recorded in 2023. million commercial flights.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Turbulence is a given in aviation, but it may catch some people by surprise, especially if they are new to flying or have not flown in a while. Over the last few years, it has been speculated that turbulence is becoming more dangerous due to climate change.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 4, 2025

On Sunday, a United Airlines flight from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston, Texas, was diverted to Waco Regional Airport due to severe turbulence. Several other flights were diverted to Waco after being hit by turbulence generated by a nearby storm system late in the day.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 6, 2025

Mexicos military-run airline Mexicana de Aviacin is scaling back its route network following a $50 million loss in 2024.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 1, 2024

The increasing cases of severe turbulence lately have had airlines err on the side of caution. Korean Air has introduced some changes to in-flight services in recent months, with the latest one being the removal of instant noodles from the economy cabin of flights, keeping in mind the safety of passengers and cabin crew.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 30, 2025

By providing staffing solutions and HR services to airlines and MROs, flexible models of staffing are providing key value to those who need it most during these turbulent times. Airlines and lessors have to balance sustainability and operation efficiency.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 7, 2025

Flying through the air causes wake turbulence, which is significantly large for airliners like the A380. There's no question the A380 can cause wake turbulence for other aircraft, but can it be affected by wake turbulence? The only full-length double-decker jet can carry as many as 853 passengers to long distances.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 26, 2025

Following a flight on Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 , two women have filed a federal lawsuit blaming the airline for injuries they sustained during severe turbulence.

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Simple Flying

JULY 5, 2024

Korean Air has introduced new cabin service procedures to address severe turbulence risks. The changes follow several airlines, including Korean Air, experiencing severe turbulence events that have resulted in injuries to people onboard the aircraft.

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AV Web

JULY 2, 2024

At least 30 people aboard an Air Europa Boeing 787-9 were injured when the plane hit turbulence over Brazil on Monday. “Our flight UX045 bound for Montevideo has been diverted to the Natal airport (in Brazil) due to strong turbulence,” Air Europa said in social media posts.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

A Scoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner experienced turbulence during a flight from Singapore (SIN) to Guangzhou (CAN), China. Seven passengers were injured, one of whom required hospitalization, according to a report by The Strait Times.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 25, 2025

The carrier did say that AAdvantage sign ups were up 6% YoY and corporate demand continues to improve after the airline’s ill-advised sales and distribution debacle last year, so it’s not all bad news. More notably, the airline removed its forward-looking guidance due to the uncertainty in the economy. Ok, so January 2029.

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