Airlines are expressing a greater interest in IATA¡¯s turbulence awareness program, a data collection system that helps pilots navigate tricky weather in real time, after last month¡¯s Singapore Airlines 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 program 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, said Nick Careen, who leads the airline body¡¯s work on safety, security and operations.
¡°There are conversations with quite a few airlines. There¡¯s been an increased interest,¡± Careen said. ¡°More information and more data will definitely improve the situation.¡±
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