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A major winter storm is headed towards the great lakes. With snowfalls of 12 inches expected in some areas, DTW and ORD may be slow going for connections, effecting United, American, and Northwest. Along with system, flights are experiencing moderate turbulence.
Written by tb_neg on January 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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Six people were taken to local hospitals after a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Chicago hit severe turbulence early this morning and was diverted to Denver.
Several of the people injured were members of the flight crew, so the plane was delayed while another crew took over the flight, Denver International Airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said.
Cannon described the injuries as “fairly minor,” such as complaints about back pain.
The plane landed at DIA around 3 a.m., and paramedics were called to check on passengers, he said.
Note some articles say 10 were injured.
Written by tb_neg on January 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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British Airways Flight 38, despite losing power to both engines, was saved by an incredibly skilled flight crew, and managed to land the plane short of the runway with only minor injuries and no fatalities at London’s Heathrow airport. There is no official cause to the incident yet, but an official report and findings can take years of investigating. Some might call it a miracle, but I think that it takes away from the skilled crew that saved everyone’s lives.
Turbulence Forecast reminds you to pay attention during safety drills and help the flight crew do the job by following all instructions.
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Written by tb_neg on January 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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CrankyFlier posted a fascinating video of a undular bore, which may have caused the severe turbulence on Air Canada Flight 190, that injured 10 passengers and forced the plane to make an emergency landing to treat the passengers.
Written by tb_neg on January 16th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Air Canada Flight 190 may have hit a very rare phenomenom called an ‘Atmospheric Bore’, a sort of tidal wave in the sky. They are exceptionally rare.
A rogue aerial wave known as an atmospheric bore may have thrown an Air Canada jetliner into a series of rolls and dives that injured 10 people and knocked out part of the airplane’s computer system this week.
University of Western Ontario physics professor Wayne Hocking, an expert in atmospheric turbulence, said conditions in the area where the Airbus A319 was thrown out of control Thursday morning were likely to produce the rare and powerful phenomenon, which he described as a high-altitude version of a tidal bore.
Written by tb_neg on January 15th, 2008 with 4 comments.
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AeroChannel, a new website that predicts how long it will take you to get to the gate of your airplane, has written an article on turbulence.
Explaining the turbulence, the pilot said they had hit a significant amount of windshear on the approaches. On the flight back, Snyder noticed the same crew working onboard the plane. When he mentioned to one of the flight attendants that he had been on the “windshear” flight, her face turned ghostly white. “I’ve never been so scared before,” the flight attendant confessed. And then she said, “I thought we were going to crash.”
Read about the turbulence experienced by CrankyFlier on a flight to Charlotte, and also learn more about turbulence including some turbulence encounters that people have had.
Written by tb_neg on January 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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An Air Canada flight from Victoria to Toronto was transformed into a terrifying white-knuckle roller-coaster that saw the jet violently plunge, pitch and yaw, tossing passengers, dishes and a cart about the cabin.
Turbulence Forecast reminds you to buckle up at all times, even if the flight seems smooth. You never know when turbulence will hit.
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Written by tb_neg on January 10th, 2008 with 5 comments.
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Another day, another opportunity to evaluate choices made by the airlines for passenger comfort. While no one would praise Northwest for in flight amenities, that hardly matters if the plane you are on is shaking in the mountain wave air. Right now, there are a lot of reports of moderate turbulence over Colorado, and that makes it easy to evaluate the airlines. Using FlightAware, I tracked flights who regularly fly over Colorado for the most efficient route. Comparing that route to routes taken today show a lot about which airlines care the most about your comfort.
Compare the path that Northwest 1191 takes in comparison the regular routes taken. On this graphic, NWA1191 is the green line. The regular flight path is in red. The shaded area indicates turbulence activity.
Northwest takes top prize for turbulence avoidance by flying completely around the area with a wide berth. Southwest gets a close second, as they flight a bit south of the area.
Delta does alright on some flights, flying around the area, and some fly through the area.
And the losers of this challenge: United, American, US Airways, Spirit, all flew right through. While not a safety issue, it is a comfort issue. Even if Northwest charges slightly more, consider where you spend your airfare money next time you fly, and reward the airlines that go the extra mile to ensure a smooth flight and your comfort.
Using FlightAware, take a look for yourself, the information is easy to find and easy to draw conclusions from.
Written by tb_neg on January 5th, 2008 with 9 comments.
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Very strong winds over the western half of the United States today is turning the air into a severe turbulence soup. Many planes are reporting severe turbulence. When winds are strong and in the right direction, the mountains will send the turbulence up in the air, and there will be no altitude that isn’t effected.
PIREP 18:49Z 01/04/08
BNO UUA /OV REO 208040/TM 1849/FL400/TP A332/TB MOD-SEV 400-380/RM MOD MTN WAVE/ZLC
PIREP 19:43Z 01/04/08
PHX UA /OV PXR260040/TM 1943/FL240/TP B757/TB MODERATE/SEVERE
PIREP 19:45Z 01/04/08
PRC UUA /OV PXR255040/TM 1945/FL270/TP B737/TB MDT TO SEVERE
Written by tb_neg on January 4th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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