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Climate change causes faster jet streams, flights
WFLA via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over the past few years, there have been a few different instances of jets reaching or exceeding record speeds. The most recent was...
Washington flights exceed 800 mph due to near-record winds over DC — arrive 45 minutes early
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOther air travelers also benefited from this powerful jet stream on Saturday and Sunday with...
Some flights are hitting 800 mph due to high winds —and landing early
CBS News via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoNear record wind speeds resulted in multiple international flights over the weekend exceeding 800...
Transatlantic airplanes are flying at the ‘speed of sound’ right now. Here’s why
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoStrong jet streams across the Atlantic are seeing passenger airplanes knock more than an hour off...
International flights recently clocked speeds over 800 mph, propelled by record winds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSome passengers aboard international flights arrived at their destinations earlier than expected...
Freak winds in Atlantic jet stream push commercial planes to supersonic speeds
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNear record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to...
How a Virgin Atlantic flight accidentally went faster than the speed of sound
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoExtremely strong winds high above the Atlantic pushed commercial flights close to record-breaking...
A passenger plane exceeded 800 mph due to strong winds — 200 mph faster than usual. Experts say...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Nicolas Economou/Getty Images Last week, two planes...
I'm a former flight attendant. Here are 12 ways passengers ruin their experience on long-haul...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMy years as a flight attendant taught me ways to maximize comfort in the air.Tiffany Hawk As a...
High winds push commercial flights to rare 800 mph speeds
Scripps News via AOL· 4 months agoVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Some of the strongest high-altitude winds ever recorded gave commercial...