Footage of a thunderstorm in California appears to show a passenger plane being struck by lightning. The storm brought rain, thunder and hail to the north of the state – and one man caught the ...

Gone with the wind Even though aircraft ... lightning doesn’t really pose a problem for pilots, as planes have in-built protection against electricity and can fly unscathed through thunderstorms.

I’m not an anxious flyer, but even I have to admit that the idea of a plane I’m in being struck ... for the passengers and crew inside? Most lightning strikes to planes occur at altitudes ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil - While waiting for his flight, a British Airways passenger captured the moment lightning struck the plane he would ride home in on Friday. The incident occurred at Sao Paulo ...