
Flight SQ321 on the tarmac at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport after diverting due to severe turbulence.
Credit: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
SINGAPORE—The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-300ER that suffered severe turbulence on May 21 experienced a gravitational force shift from +1.35G to -1.5G over 4.6 sec., a preliminary investigation has found. The incident on Flight SQ321 between London and Singapore resulted in the death of one...
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