R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...

The British Airways plane came out unscathed. An Airbus A350 was struck by lightning while sitting on the runway in the midst ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "We have a report of an aircraft with a lightning strike. Approximately 10 miles out with 75 souls on board." Standing on the solid ground never felt so good. "As we were ...

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won ...

What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in ...

The Aviation Herald reported that air traffic control was unable to hear the pilots as a result. The plane was taken out of service for inspection, the airline said. A Southwest Airlines plane was ...

MOSCOW -- The plane that burst into flames while making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, killing 41 of the 78 people on board, was without radio communications because of a lightning strike, ...

A Southwest Airlines plane flying to Denver on Sunday was struck by lightning upon its descent as storms plagued the area over Memorial Day weekend. Southwest Flight 168 was approaching Denver ...

A viral video shows a dramatic moment when lightning struck the tail of a plane at São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport in Brazil. The aircraft was attached to a jet bridge at the time, and the footage ...

A Southwest Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for departure from Denver International Airport in Denver on Friday. (David Zalubowski / AP) A Southwest Airlines plane flying to Denver on Sunday was ...