Holiday travel broke records in July as severe weather forced disruptions at many airports. Airlines oversell flights on normal days, and they're more likely to bump passengers during disruptions.

Even the most seasoned travelers can get a little anxious when the plane starts shaking. By Christina Caron On a recent flight to Chicago, Allison Levy said she was “white-knuckling” the armrest as ...

Your browser does not support the video element. Your browser does not support the video element. The plane suddenly dropped several feet, flew up, then lurched back ...

Armed with this information, the flight control system now has a tenth of a second to generate a force-canceling response at each wing, by deftly actuating low-inertia lift surfaces. In this way, the ...

Research has made it clear: Earth’s warming, the result of the burning of fossil fuels, is increasing the risks of bumpy flights. It has to do with ways warming in the atmosphere influences winds at ...

Flights are getting bumpier according to a new analysis of turbulence over the past four decades, a trend that scientists say is caused by a warming climate. Researchers at the University of Reading ...

The plane suddenly dropped several feet, flew up, then lurched back down. I held my breath, bracing for the inevitable bobbing to repeat. The flight attendant offered me a barf bag and a conciliatory ...