Aircraft manufacturers are prioritizing integrated safety technologies as airlines expand fleets and passenger travel demand continues to strengthen. More rigorous regulatory frameworks and aircraft ...

An investigation progress report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission has been released regarding the aviation ...

While the possibility of an aircraft being struck by lightning is rare and does not present a threat to flight crews or pilots, aircraft manufacturers are looking to improve their current level of ...

IndiGo flight 6E925 was struck by lightning mid-air at 17,000 feet. The pilots landed safely in Lucknow, with all 110 people on board safe.

Scientists have recorded measurements of X-rays of energies up to 10 MeV caused by electrons accelerated in the intense electric fields inside a thundercloud. The researchers, based at the Eindhoven ...

THIS is the shocking moment a commercial jet is struck by lightning mid-flight. Terrifying footage taken by a passenger shows ...

In a bizarrely frightening incident, an aircraft in Chile was struck by lightning moments before landing in Santiago. A video ...

DAVID LEVIN: You're listening to a NOVA podcast. I'm David Levin. In June 2009, Air France Flight 447 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil, taking all 228 lives aboard. The plane's ...

Lightning hitting airplanes is commonplace and, though lightning has downed several commercial aircraft, it rarely leads to catastrophe thanks to modern protection systems. Each commercial airplane is ...