Flying through the air carries its own risks, but what happens when lightning strikes an airplane in that's in the air?

If you're a nervous flyer who's worried about lightning hitting your airplane, there's a major unexpected reason why you have ...

The repair that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Franken-Lightning took two years and five months to complete and ...

An airplane flying between oppositely charged regions can trigger lightning within a cloud, from cloud to cloud, or from cloud to ground. Chris Cosner Every airliner is struck by lightning in ...

Well, it’s just another day in the sky for pilots. Commercial aircraft get zapped by lightning once or twice a year, but passengers rarely notice when it happens. Modern aircraft are designed to ...

Fighter jet crews from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy are fully prepared for a significant international deployment as the UK's F-35 Lightning Force steps confidently toward declaring full ...

Pilots operating F-35B Lightning aircraft will aim to declare full operating capability while working alongside HMS Prince of Wales. They will join the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier when she sets ...

The USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier equipped with advanced F-35C Lightning II stealth fighters, has arrived ...

A Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Busselton has been diverted to Perth after it was struck by lightning. The airline ...