Just look at all these reports of severe turbulence on the east coast today. No size aircraft was spared, even 777 and 767 Aircraft were reporting severe. This all occurred over the east coast of the USA.
AIRMETS for 1/7/2009.
PIREP 21:20Z 01/07/09
UL UUA /OV CYOW 210080 /TM 2120 /FL280 /TP E145 /TB SVR
PIREP 21:20Z 01/07/09
ART UUA /OV ART360020 /TM 2120 /FL280 /TP E145 /TA M40 /TB SEV
PIREP 22:26Z 01/07/09
UL UUA /OV CYUL 230025 /TM 2226 /FL180 /TP GLEX /TB MDT-SVR /RM MDT-SVR BTN FL180-250
PIREP 23:25Z 01/07/09
DDH UUA /OV CAM /TM 2325 /FL190 /TP E145 /TB SEV
PIREP 01:27Z 01/08/09
AQW UUA /OV ALB090020 /TM 0127 /FLUNKN /TP E145 /TB MOD-SEV 190-170
PIREP 01:27Z 01/08/09
AQW UUA /OV ALB090020 /TM 0127 /FLUNKN /TP E145 /TB MOD-SEV 190-170
PIREP 23:02Z 01/07/09
1B1 UUA /OV ALB180015 /TM 2302 /FL170 /TP SF34 /TB MOD-SEV
PIREP 01:00Z 01/08/09
1B1 UUA /OV IGN360020 /TM 0100 /FL200 /TP A320 /TB CONT MOD/INTMT SEV
PIREP 01:00Z 01/08/09
1B1 UUA /OV IGN360020 /TM 0100 /FL200 /TP A320 /TB CONT MOD/INTMT SEV
PIREP 01:45Z 01/08/09
HFD UUA /OV HFD /TM 0145 /FLUNKN /TP E170 /TB MOD-SEV 165-190
PIREP 01:45Z 01/08/09
HFD UUA /OV HFD /TM 0145 /FLUNKN /TP E170 /TB MOD-SEV 165-190
PIREP 22:45Z 01/07/09
BGM UUA /OV CFB180010/TM 2245/FL220/TP E190/TB MOD OCNL SEV/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 21:13Z 01/07/09
UNV UUA /OV PSB090035/TM 2113/FL190/TP E145/TB SEV/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 22:05Z 01/07/09
RDG UUA /OV PTW/TM 2205/FL150/TP C680/TB MOD-SEV 150-160/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 00:45Z 01/08/09
RDG UUA /OV PTW/TM 0045/FL200/TP PL12/TB SEV/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 01:01Z 01/08/09
MMU UUA /OV BWZ120010/TM 0101/FL170/TP CRJ9/TB SEV 170-210/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 01:01Z 01/08/09
MMU UUA /OV BWZ120010/TM 0101/FL170/TP CRJ9/TB SEV 170-210/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 00:19Z 01/08/09
JFK UUA /OV CRI /TM 0019 /FL130 /TP B762 /TB SEV
PIREP 01:20Z 01/08/09
HWV UUA /OV CCC180020 /TM 0120 /FL160 /TP B772 /TB MOD-SEV 160-180
PIREP 01:20Z 01/08/09
HWV UUA /OV CCC180020 /TM 0120 /FL160 /TP B772 /TB MOD-SEV 160-180
PIREP 23:46Z 01/07/09
ISP UUA /OV DPK170060/TM 2346/FL150/TP B737/TB SEV/RM FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 21:23Z 01/07/09
ACY UUA /OV CYN100054/TM 2123/FL115/TP E190/TB MOD OCNL SEV 115-125/RM TURB REPORTED AS CONT – FM ZNY CWSU
PIREP 23:39Z 01/07/09
ACY UUA /OV SIE180020/TM 2339/FL120/TP B767/TB MOD-SEV/RM ALSO RPTD BY B737 FL150
PIREP 00:36Z 01/08/09
ACY UUA /OV SIE270010/TM 0036/FL210/TP E45X/TB SEV
PIREP 22:29Z 01/07/09
MIV UUA /OV OOD-VCN /TM 2229 /FL050 /TP UNKN /TB MOD-SEV 050-070 /RM A321/A320/BE90
PIREP 23:16Z 01/07/09
DCA UA /OV OTT/TM 2316/FL160/TP GLF5/TA M17/TB LGT-MOD MX
PIREP 23:27Z 01/07/09
ADW UA /OV OTT/TM 2327/FL220/TP B737/TB CONT MOD TURB/RM FL220-075 DURD BWI FROM SOUTH AWC-WEBSWA
PIREP 23:53Z 01/07/09
DCA UUA /OV OTT/TM 2353/FL190/TP B738/TB SEV
PIREP 22:05Z 01/07/09
CJR UUA /OV AML225025 /TM 2205 /FL210 /TP A320 /TB SEV
PIREP 22:03Z 01/07/09
LYH UUA /OV LYH110010/TM 2203/FL150/TP CL60/TB MOD-SEV
PIREP 22:32Z 01/07/09
RIC UUA /OV RIC200015/TM 2232/FL180/TP A319/TB MOD-SEV
PIREP 00:21Z 01/08/09
RIC UUA /OV HPW120015/TM 0021/FL160/TP DH8/TB SEV
PIREP 01:00Z 01/08/09
ORF UUA /OV CCV270010/TM 0100/FL160/TP CRJ2/TB MOD-SEV
PIREP 01:00Z 01/08/09
ORF UUA /OV CCV270010/TM 0100/FL160/TP CRJ2/TB MOD-SEV
PIREP 23:15Z 01/07/09
RIC UUA /OV HCM360018/TM 2315/FL180/TP BE20/TB SEV
PIREP 22:43Z 01/07/09
SBY UUA /OV SWL180015/TM 2243/FL080/TP B190/TB SEV
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A baby was born on a transatlantic flight from AMS-BOS.
The six-pound (2.7kg) baby named Sasha was delivered on New Year’s Eve with the help of two doctors on the eight-hour-long Northwest Airlines flight.
No word on whether or not the baby can claim frequent flier miles on her first flight aboard the soon to be absorbed Northwest Airlines.
Northwest Airlines
Written by tb_neg on January 1st, 2009 with comments disabled.
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In our discussion forums is an interesting thread about two different flights. One, operated by Delta, flew through some decent moderate turbulence. Another, operated by Northwest, stayed low and dodged most of the turbulence. Which flying personality will prevail in a Delta/Northwest merger? Will it be Northwest’s turbulence adverse strategy, or will that die with the Northwest name? See the thread for details.
Merger details.
Written by tb_neg on October 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Article
A fascinating article about upcoming improvements in turbulence prediction and information. In the meantime, rely on Turbulence Forecast to give you the information you need!
New turbulence analysis software designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) maps patches of rough air and compares the maps against the real-time flight paths of airliners. Alerts are sent to pilots giving them advance notice and presenting alternative routes that enable pilots to thread paths between turbulent regions without changing their arrival times. This should not only result in smoother flights but also save fuel and reduce delays on the ground.
“Last summer when we started testing the current system, we estimated that we could detect 80 percent of moderate-or-greater regions of turbulence,” said NCAR scientist John Williams. “Since then we have improved the system further, so we expect to get even better results when we analyze the data next month.”
If the results are as good as expected, the program will be expanded to other United flights and, eventually, to other airlines. 2011 is slated as the first year for nationwide turbulence “nowcasts” to all airliners flying over the United States.
Written by tb_neg on October 1st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Considering that at one time, you could find a piano bar in a 747, a shower on an airplane while in the air at 43,000 isn’t that far of a reach. but I wonder what happens if you hit a rough patch of air in the shower? Drop down seat in the shower? Waterproof seat belts? Speculate all you want after watching this video of the new Emirates A380 with shower spa. Other features include a fully stocked bar, and apparently, a rubber duck is included.
Shower Spa Video.
Emirates
Written by tb_neg on August 8th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Good news for those of you who want the latest Turbulence Forecast. Delta Airlines will offer Wi-Fi on all domestic flights, starting with the MD-80/MD-90 fleet first and throughout the whole fleet in 2009, for between $9.95 and $12.95 per flight, depending on length.
Press Release.
Delta
Written by tb_neg on August 5th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Beleaguered Qantas has had yet another incident, bringing it up to number three in a very short time period. This time around, hydraulic fluid began leaking from a wing control mechanism.
Edmonton Sun Article.
Qantas
Written by tb_neg on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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A rather scary incident aboard a Qantas flight resulted in shaken people, but no loss of life as a giant hole appeared in a Qantas 747. The cause of the incident is still unknown. Flight QF30 from Hong Kong to Melbourne diverted to Singapore after the incident.
Somewhat disturbing, a report of oxygen mask failure.
Times Online Article.
Sun Article.
BBC Article.
Video of inside.
Video 2.
Qantas
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Written by tb_neg on July 26th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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An American Airlines flight that was delayed a mere hour and half ended up never leaving the ground because passengers started booing the late flight crew and started acting hostile towards them. The crew, citing a ‘hostile work environment’, refused to work the flight. American ended up canceling the flight, and in the ultimate bit of irony, when the flight left the next morning and arrived at LGA, the bags were sent to JFK. Given it was a Florida based flight, delays are almost inevitable this time of year and the passengers were being unreasonable.
See the story and video here.
Written by tb_neg on July 8th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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