Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. But it's working especially hard for travelers in economy class ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Wednesday, at least two transatlantic flights reached top ground speeds above 800 mph. They were still technically subsonic ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Earlier this week, transatlantic flights were arriving at their destinations early and flying faster than the speed of sound, all thanks to the jet stream. Sound travels at about ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – You may have heard about a major storm blasting parts of Europe with heavy rain and winds greater than 100 mph. Well, the jet stream fueling that massive storm is also creating an ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A jet stream over the Atlantic was so strong last week, it pushed multiple flights to their destinations way ahead of schedule, the Washington Post reported. According to the Post ...

Several transatlantic flights heading to destinations in Europe this past weekend hit supersonic speeds as the Atlantic jet stream grew in strength, pushing them to fly near or above 800 mph.