
The programme currently has 21 airlines feeding data into the system and IATA has a goal of collecting turbulence reports from 150 million flights by the end of 2024, Careen said. — Unsplash
Airlines are expressing a greater interest in IATA’s turbulence awareness programme, a data collection system that helps pilots navigate tricky weather in real time, after last month’s Singapore Airlines Ltd incident that left one dead and scores injured.
Turbulence Aware was launched by IATA in 2018 to help airlines mitigate the impact of turbulence, the No 1 cause of passenger and crew injuries in the air. The programme currently has 21 airlines feeding data into the system and IATA has a goal of collecting turbulence reports from 150 million flights by the end of 2024, Nick Careen, who leads the airline body’s work on safety, security and operations, said.