Thunderstorms are capable of growing higher than the cruising altitude of airplanes, and twice the height of Mt. Everest.

The FAA issued a ground stop for some planes flying into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to the thunderstorms moving ...

Gone with the wind Even though aircraft are built to withstand heavy rain and strong winds, and pilots are trained to navigate through these conditions, flying through a storm can be a safety hazard.

Brave scientists on a 'hurricane hunting' plane that is used to study the world's most lethal tempests are preparing to fly into Storm Eowyn as it roars towards Britain. The plane is fuelling up ...

Holidaymakers aboard a passenger plane were left horrified after the aircraft was literally knocked sideways by a fierce storm. The arrival of the new storm followed several days of bad weather in ...

Strong winds totaled an Indiana County Youth in Aviation airplane Sunday at the Jimmy Stewart Airport. The airplane was tied down, but heavy winds from storms Sunday flipped the plane onto its ...

LANCASTER COUNTY — A single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames Sunday in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in suburban Pennsylvania ...