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SQ321 Findings Expose Limits of Weather Radar in Rapid Turbulence Events

Singapore’s SQ321 investigation highlights how rapidly developing convective weather can evade timely detection and compress warning time for crews.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 29 August 2026 – Flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar on 21 May 2024 and diverted to Bangkok; one passenger died, 56 suffered serious injuries and 23 had minor injuries.

Investigators concluded the turbulence was convectively induced and probably linked to a rapidly growing cloud producing strong vertical air movements.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.