Severe Turbulence Dropped a Delhi-Bound Airbus 425 Feet in Seconds — the One Flight Hazard No Weather Station Can See
An Air India A320neo flying Phuket to Delhi lost and regained 425 feet of altitude in seconds at 36,000 ft over northern Madhya Pradesh on 4 August — an encounter that happened roughly 11 km above every rain gauge and weather station in India. The VayuMet cross-section along the track shows no clear-air turbulence signature at all, but cumulonimbus tops building to FL480, some 100 flight levels above the cruise altitude.
Weather Intelligence in Aviation — Why It Matters for Safety and Cost
A storm you see three days out is a reroute; the one you don't is an emergency. Weather is an operational input, not a backdrop — the same early, accurate hazard picture keeps flights safe and cuts cost. Includes what the VayuMet Aviation Weather Dashboard provides for India and South Asia: a 10-day SigWx forecast (cumulonimbus, severe icing, jet stream, turbulence by flight level) plus live METAR, TAF and SIGMET.