A screaming band of winds miles above the ground will push travelers quicker toward the East Coast, while those of us trying to get to the West Coast will see longer flight times due to strong ...

Mixed-phase precipitation is associated with some of the worst flying weather. Ice pellets (IP), also called sleet, implies ...

Airlines routinely adjust routes to take advantage of favourable winds, even if that means flying a path that looks longer.

At the same time, the jet stream weakened, with two critical consequences. First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged ...