Air traffic controllers at Detroit Metro Airport say the airport's approach lighting system (ALS) is falling apart. The lights, mounted high above the ground and stretching up to hundreds of yards ...

In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...

A TUI Boeing 737 approaches the runway at Manchester Airport with too much speed. The pilots cancel the landing and perform a ...

Example circling maneuver at Boire Field, New Hampshire. Author graphic In Part 1, we discussed the classic simulator circling check and the “Part 142” excuse. You might think the odds are stacked ...

French investigators believe an Airbus A320 pilot manually flew a visual approach with too much bank, and lost sight of the airport, before descending on a flightpath which was far offset from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Federal Aviation Administration announced new safety technology being deployed to airports as part of its Surface Safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 14—MORGANTOWN — The Federal Aviation Administration, the state of West Virginia and the city of Morgantown are coming ...

Example circling maneuver at Memphis IAP, Tennessee. Author graphic. I used to think of the circle-to-land maneuver following an instrument approach as a necessary evil. We had a lot of airports to go ...