article_snippet: Pilots often make reference to the jets, which is the streaming quality of the air, when looking at weather charts .
article_snippet: You may think that this is in reference to the gigantic planes that the pilots are captaining, but it's actually in reference to jet streams: the very high, fast winds that speed or impede the aircraft's journey. '
article_snippet: The 'jet' in jet stream comes from the streaming quality of the air, not the aircraft we most associate with them,' Vanhoenacker explains. '
article_snippet: I might ask where The jets are this morning while looking at a weather chart or in flight we may comment on how strong The jets are.'