Intense jet stream has planes moving faster than the speed of sound on flights bound for Europe
The colder it gets, the faster they fly. Commercial flights bound for Europe have been taking off late from the States but ...
Transatlantic flights flew over 800 mph after freezing weather juiced the jet stream
At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.