Flying through storms is fraught enough without a lightning strike to worry about I recently joined a tour of Sicily’s Mount Etna that was supposed to include a hike on the Italian volcano’s upper ...

There you are, snug in your seat, maybe peering out the window or trying to relax during yet another routine flight. The hum of the engines, a gentle rattle, perhaps some rain streaking across the ...

Passenger plane captures midair lightning storm A plane passenger films a lightning storm illuminating the sky during its descent to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, April 14th.

A plane passenger films a lightning storm illuminating the sky during his approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, April 14.

Plane passenger films lightning storm over Chicago As he approached Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, April 14, a passenger filmed a lightning storm.

I recently joined a tour of Sicily’s Mount Etna that was supposed to include a hike on the Italian volcano’s upper slope following a roughly 9,500-foot ascent in a 4×4 vehicle. Unfortunately for my ...