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

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Turbulence , while not a danger to the aircraft itself, can make for pretty unpleasant flying conditions for those onboard, and sometimes even severe injury or death. A number of high-profile turbulence incidents have hit the headlines recently, including:

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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

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

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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One Mile at a Time

MAY 21, 2024

Every so often we hear of aircraft encountering severe turbulence, leading to injuries. One fatality onboard Singapore Airlines jet This incident involves a Singapore Airlines flight from London (LHR) to Singapore (SIN), SQ321. The aircraft hit severe turbulence, causing 30 injuries and one fatality. How tragic.

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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

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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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 21, 2024

At least one person has died after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 hit severe turbulence. The aircraft, flying from London to Singapore as SQ321, diverted to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and squawked 7700, the code for a general emergency.

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Ask the Pilot

MAY 27, 2024

May 28, 2024 LAST WEEK, a passenger was killed and multiple more injured when a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 encountered severe turbulence while en route from London to Singapore. Then, on May 26th, twelve people were hurt when a Qatar Airways jet hit severe turbulence during a flight to Dublin. You can read it here.

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Simple Flying

MAY 21, 2024

Earlier today, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 on its way from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence. The rough air led to the death of one British national, Geoffrey Kitchen.

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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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Simple Flying

MAY 22, 2024

Singapore Airlines has now apologized to those affected for the deadly and traumatic air turbulence experience. Flight SQ321 (carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew), flying from London Heathrow to Singapore, encountered sudden and extreme turbulence as it flew over Thai airspace.

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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 25, 2024

One has died (of heart attack), and many more have been injured on a recent Singapore Airlines flight which was unexpectedly dramatically buffeted by severe air turbulence. One of the more tricky types of air turbulence is what is called Clear air turbulence (CAT), which is very difficult to predict.

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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

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

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

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Singapore Airlines is working on settling claims from the infamous Flight SQ321, which left one passenger dead and several others injured after encountering severe turbulence. According to a lawyer dealing with the matter, the airline has invited passengers to apply for payments to cover medical expenses.

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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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Simple Flying

MAY 21, 2024

Amid news today that a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 encountered unexpected severe turbulence that resulted in the death of a passenger and the injury of over a dozen others, many have grown concerned over the cause of the incident.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 21, 2024

One passenger is dead and 30 more have been reported injured after sudden and extreme turbulence forced the landing of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

According to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court , the passenger sustained burns to her lower abdomen, right inner thigh, and buttocks after her tea spilled during unexpected turbulence in flight. The suit outlined that the cabin crew member served a cup of hot tea shortly before the aircraft encountered 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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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

ForeFlight introduces crowdsourced turbulence reports iPad Pilot News Sentry and Sentry Plus models include an AHRS that can be used to record turbulence. adds an optional Reported Turbulence layer on the Maps page, but it’s not your typical FAA weather forecast. Version 16.4 There are a lot more reports.

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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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Simple Flying

MAY 4, 2024

Air turbulence can cause unsteady movement of the aircraft, which may result in a disturbed flight for air crew and passengers. While some passengers may be anxious during turbulence, it is a usual occurrence for pilots.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 9, 2024

Korean Air has renewed its cabin service procedures to prevent injuries from turbulence. From now on, the airline will wrap up cabin services on all medium and long-haul routes 40 minutes before landing, 20 minutes earlier than previously. The post Korean Air updates turbulence guidelines appeared first on Aviation Business News.

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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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Ask Captain Lim

MAY 31, 2024

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Photo credit: N509FZ( [link] ) 62 Seconds of Deadly Severe Turbulence Last week, one passenger died and about 30 passengers were injured when a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 encountered severe turbulence over the Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar. If the value is 0, no turbulence is expected.

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Flyertalk

JUNE 6, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) took on the topic and presented ways to reduce severe turbulence overall during the annual safety briefing during the 2024 Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit. However, leaders at IATA noted while the problem exists, actual severe turbulence events are still the exception.

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