Overview

• Investigators will analyze cockpit voice and flight data recordings to evaluate pilot decision-making and adherence to turbulence-avoidance procedures.
• All seven crew members and most hospitalized passengers have been treated and released from local hospitals, Delta said.
• Delta scheduled a special flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul to Amsterdam for Thursday to allow affected customers to complete their journeys.
• Flightradar24 data showed the Airbus A330-900 climbed over 1,000 feet in under 30 seconds before plunging about 1,350 feet in the next half-minute.
• Experts warn that shifts in jet streams linked to climate change are making severe clear-air turbulence more frequent and unpredictable.