JetBlue Airbus A320 returns to service after lightning strike fried its weather radar

The plane was in the air for just minutes before lightning struck, damaging the plane's weather radar and forcing an emergency landing.

Could your airplane get struck by lightning? A pilot reveals just how dangerous flying in a thunderstorm could be

Flying through storms is fraught enough without a lightning strike to worry about ...

WATCH: SriLankan Airlines Flight Carrying 200+ Passengers Struck by Lightning

According to local media reports, including Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka, passengers reported hearing a loud bang following the lightning strike and briefly saw flames or sparks coming from one of the ...
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Heathrow plane 'lightning strike' emergency as American Airlines flight to US does U-turn

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A flight from Heathrow to the US was turned around on Wednesday after reportedly being hit by ...

Miraculous escape: 141 passengers safe after lightning triggers total blackout on IndiGo flight

An Agartala-bound IndiGo Airbus A320 carrying 141 passengers was struck by lightning at Kolkata Airport's Aerobridge 56L. The strike triggered an instant cabin power blackout. All passengers are safe; ...