A controversial take on in-flight bumps has travelers divided between thrill-seekers and passengers who just want an uneventful trip.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mountains, storms, and the jet stream all affect airplane turbulence. Though it is usually more nerve-wracking than dangerous, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experiencing severe turbulence on a plane can be terrifying and occasionally lead to injuries. Recently, several people on an Air ...

Learn how climate change may be making airplane turbulence worse and what routes are best to avoid. Flying can be stressful enough without 1,000-foot drops and severe shaking. But that’s what the ...

Air turbulence influenced by climate change is expected to double over the next decade. These volatile high-altitude winds can be dangerous, especially clear air turbulence, which offers no visual ...

This is your captain speaking: When thunderstorms are in the forecast, you may need to buckle those seatbelts a lot sooner than you’re used to. By Katherine Kornei Rattled nerves and spilled drinks ...

A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minnesota, ...

As they were coming in for a landing, a “plume” of bad weather suddenly appeared in front of Hawaiian Airlines pilots who hit severe turbulence just seconds later. Dozens of passengers were injured.

We've all experienced turbulence on a commercial plane on route to our destination. However, are fighter jets exempt from the ...

A Ryanair flight from England to the Canary Islands was forced to turn around and return to its starting point after experiencing severe air turbulence. About 40 minutes after taking off from ...

Patrick Smith compiled a list of the five things that worry him the most when flying. Bird strikes and cargo fires made the cut; turbulence did not. “Most of us in the cockpit are thinking, ‘This is ...