Experiencing severe turbulence on a plane can be terrifying and occasionally leads to injuries. Recently, multiple passengers on a Ryanair flight to Tenerife were injured when their plane encountered ...

For business aircraft pilots, the best tactic to surviving a wake turbulence encounter is to avoid it altogether. Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist Stuart “Kipp” Lau writes ...

Every airplane creates wake turbulence while in flight, which results in two counter-rotating vortices trailing behind the aircraft. These vortices can affect other aircraft as it passes. According to ...

Airflow can be distrubed by storm systems, passing aircraft, or physical barriers. During flight, we experience this irregular movement of air as turbulence, which can interrupt your otherwise smooth ...