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RPT-EXPLAINER-What is aircraft turbulence and how common is it?
One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, forcing the Boeing 777-300ER jet to divert to Bangkok, authorities said. WHAT IS TURBULENCE? Turbulence or pockets of disturbed air can have many causes, most obviously the unstable weather patterns that trigger storms, according to an industry briefing by planemaker Airbus.
- WSJ
Turbulence Kills One, Injures Others on Singapore Airlines Flight
One person died and others were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence en route from London to Singapore. Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
- Reuters
Boeing Starliner's helium leak adds another delay to debut crew flight
"The team has been in meetings for two consecutive days, assessing flight rationale, system performance, and redundancy," NASA said. The latest postponement of Starliner's debut mission with humans aboard comes as mission officials deepen their review of a helium leak in Starliner's propulsion system, which was discovered alongside an issue with the Atlas booster shortly before the spacecraft was poised to launch from Florida on May 7.
