I try to stay off of airplanes these days, but have logged 10,000 miles in the last month in spite of myself. So my eyes tend to linger on stories about aviation despite the aversion therapy being administered by the TSA and the airlines themselves. Two somewhat hair-raising stories today:A Boeing 767 widebody cargo jet caught on fire  at San Francisco International Airport last night. The fire was brought under control, but 100 people were evacuated from nearby cargo facilities. The plane reportedly was operated by Airborne Express, but that is lacking confirmation.  If it was fully fuelled, this could have been horrendous.Lightning struck an airborne jumbo jet and blasted a hole "the size of a dinner plate" in it.  A LAN Chile Airlines plane, on approach to Auckland International Airport in New Zealand. Steve Creedy of The Australian writes:The plane was among four aircraft struck by lightning last Wednesday as New Zealand was hammered by almost...(Read Full Post)