Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

Passengers have described the terrifying moment a vortex sent their Qantas flight into a 10-second “nosedive”. Hundreds of horrified travelers held hands ­believing they were about to die as the ...

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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 ...

Paris Charles de Gaulle will be the first airport to deploy RECAT-EU, the new categorization of wake turbulence and separation minimums, Eurocontrol announced. A new Eurocontrol specification for ...

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NEW YORK — American Airlines said Wednesday it will begin inspecting its Airbus A300 jets for possible weaknesses in their tail fins as evidence mounted that Flight 587 ran into turbulence from a ...