Severe-Turbulence Incident Drives Weather Upgrades

Credit: Flightaware.com
A highly-publicized 2014 incident involving severe turbulence prompted American Airlines to boost weather information for pilots and to create a turbulence task force to lessen the chances of the problematic encounters. According to a final report by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB), pilots...

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