The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has begun a program designed for real-time sharing of turbulence data among participating airlines.
Under the Turbulence Aware program, data will be collected from participating airlines and consolidated into a single-source database that can be accessed by the participants.
“Turbulence Aware data is turned into actionable information when fed into an airline’s dispatch or airborne alerting systems,” IATA said in announcing the program last week. “The result is the first global, real-time, detailed and objective information for pilots and operations professionals to manage turbulence.”
IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac added that the data will allow for more precise forecasting of turbulence, which in turn will make flights safer and more comfortable for passengers.
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