Fatal SIA Flight Turbulence Incident May Be Linked To Weather Radar

Singapore Airlines 777-300ER

Singapore Airlines 777-300ER.

Credit: Chen Chuanren/Aviation Week Network
SINGAPORE—Singaporean investigators have concluded that the weather radar aboard Singapore Airlines (SIA) Flight SQ 321 may have failed to detect weather conditions that led to severe turbulence, resulting in one fatality and 56 serious injuries on the May 2024 flight from London to Singapore. In...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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