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Cloud Shot Up in Front of Hawaiian Airlines Plane Like a Plume of Smoke Before Severe Turbulence, Report Says

Headline from NBC Chicago

The captain of the plane told investigators flight conditions were smooth with clear skies when the cloud shot up in front of the plane and there was no time to change course.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Cloud Shot Up in Front of Hawaiian Airlines Plane Like a Plume of Smoke Before Severe Turbulence, Report Says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The captain of the plane told investigators flight conditions were smooth with clear skies when the cloud shot up in front of the plane and there was no time to change course.

  2. MyNorthwest

    NTSB: Cloud shot up in front of plane before turbulence (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) -- A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe

  3. New York Times

    Cloud ‘Shot Up’ Just Before Severe Turbulence Struck, Report Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A Hawaiian Airlines pilot said a flight last month hit turbulence, injuring 25 people, right after a cloud shot up vertically like a smoke plume, according to a federal report.

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    NTSB: Cloud shot up in front a plane before severe turbulence (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Twenty-five of the 291 passengers and crew members on board a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured.

  5. NBC News

    Plume-like cloud ‘shot’ in front of Hawaiian Airlines flight seconds before turbulence injured 25, pilot says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The pilot on the Dec. 18 flight from Phoenix to Honolulu said conditions were smooth when a smoke-like plume appeared in front of the Airbus A330.

  6. Insider

    A Hawaiian Airlines pilot told investigators a cloud 'shot up' like a plume of smoke, causing turbulence that injured dozens of passengers: report (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Severe turbulence on the December flight from Phoenix to Honolulu knocked one passenger unconscious and injured 25, The New York Times reported.

  7. The Guardian

    Cloud shot up in front of Hawaiian Airlines plane that hit severe turbulence last month (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Plane was unable to change course within seconds, investigation finds, leading to 25 people injured

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