For most travelers, weather-related flight disruptions usually mean one thing: delays. But once the aircraft is in the air, weather becomes something far more critical.
Unexpected turbulence, aircraft icing, and rapidly developing storms are among the most significant hazards pilots must navigate in real time. Now, NOAA has introduced a major forecasting upgrade that could help make flights across the United States safer, more efficient, and potentially less stressful for passengers.
Beginning in late March, the agency launched its new Domestic Aviation Forecast System (DAFS), designed to improve predictions of two of the most important in-flight hazards: turbulence and airplane icing. According to NOAA, these are “two aviation hazards that…
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