Investigators probing an Airbus A320 overrun at Sylt have been unable to understand why the crew increased the aircraft’s speed during approach, despite the presence of a moderate tailwind and a water ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking to upgrade its fleet of Bell UH-1Y utility and AH-1Z attack helicopters with the ability to approach a landing zone autonomously. In order to help pilots land ...

Question: I have heard the most dangerous time for a jet is upon landing and taking off, why is that? — submitted by reader Rose Beninger, Carlton, Ore. Answer: Takeoff and landing are when the ...

Join me for a cockpit view approach, landing, and taxi to the gate at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN) in a Boeing 737-800. This video features a manual approach and landing as the pilot monitoring, ...

Last week, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200 arrived at San Francisco after a scheduled ten-hour flight from Seoul. The weather at the time of arrival was good, but the instrument landing system— ...

The MD-11's high landing speed is unusual among modern widebody airliners and it makes the aircraft more difficult to land.

An E-2D lands on the USS Harry S Truman in August 2024. Credit: U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are starting a process to address one of the unique issues facing its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye ...

A JetBlue flight performing a landing at Boston’s Logan Airport conducted a go-around due to an ‘unstable approach’ during landing, according to the FAA. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 2, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Ford carriers, for example, are built with what’s called Advanced Arresting Gear intended to increase landing precision and essentially stop a fighter in motion as it ...

Before the space shuttle could orbit in space, it had to prove that it could land on Earth. Twenty-five years ago, on August 12, 1977, the first free flight by the prototype space shuttle orbiter ...

Question: San Diego is known for having a unique approach and flight path. Can you describe some other U.S. airports that have similar challenges because of geography, prevailing weather, noise ...