Video captures power of nature as lightning strikes plane landing in London. May 12, 2011— -- It looks terrifying. Lightning strikes this Emirates Airlines A380 as it lands in London last month.

For airplanes, being struck by lightning is a matter of "when," not "if." The National Weather Service estimates that a commercial airplane will be struck by lightning one to two times per year on ...

Planes being hit by lightning are much more common than you might think. According to the LOT spokesman, the incident occurred when the Embraer plane was already near Szczecin. Planes being hit by ...

Can a plane get hit by lightning while in the air? Kansas City got the answer firsthand on Tuesday, as an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after reportedly being struck.

Thunderstorms are something air pilots prefer to avoid, but nonetheless it is estimated that every commercial aircraft is struck by lightning once a year. While this statistic isn't as alarming as it ...

A: It does often, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “The best government estimates are that lightning strikes commercial airplanes several times a year,” McRoberts explains. “Most pilots ...

While tropical cyclones become rare in November, we still remain vigilant for any oddity through the end of the month. After all, Hurricane Kate visited our Tallahassee-Big Bend area extra late ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Editor's Note: The video above is from Jan. 24. The thunderstorm earlier this week gave us a little taste of spring weather. As we get closer to experiencing more convective weather, ...