Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...

Our skies are getting bumpier, making the need to understand and predict turbulence increasingly urgent. Researchers propose ...

These wings could be a game-changer for aircraft, with experts from NASA and Boeing now exploring the development and ...

As we mark International Civil Aviation Day, it is important to reinforce the fact that aviation remains the most reliable, ...

(Reuters) -One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, forcing the Boeing 777 ...

Pilot Omar Morsi checks controls in the cockpit of a United Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey - Copyright AFP ...

Recently, airborne turbulence reminded anyone who has ever flown on a plane that it can do much more than spill drinks or mess up handwriting. At its worst, it can be deadly. United Airlines Flight ...

Researchers at Purdue University have created a turbulence model for vortex collisions that could allow aircraft engineers and designers to build aircraft more capable of handling extreme scenarios.