At DTW, the planes on the western-most runway must approach at an angle, using the ILS-Y Offset Localizer. It’s an antenna ...

Traditional airports spend big money to install instrument landing systems (ILS) to guide planes in safely. In places like Antarctica, though, it’s simply not possible to permanently install a ...

While you might think autopilot is sort of like cruise control for cars -- helpful, but limited -- it can actually do some ...

An instrument landing system helps airplanes fly safely when the pilot is unable to maintain visual contact with surrounding obstacles and the ground, mainly due to weather conditions or at nighttime.

It’s because of technology that was installed in 2015, called the Category Three Instrument Landing System. That technology allows pilots to land planes on the Boise Airport runway, even in low ...

Most large airports used by commercial jets have landing systems that let pilots descend at least to an altitude as low as 200 feet or even to land in zero visibility by using aircraft instruments.

Authorities are investigating what caused an instrument landing system at Los Angeles International Airport to fail for the second time in a week. Dozens of flights were delayed. According to the ...

Test flights have been conducted at Long Thanh, Vietnam's largest airport project, to assess its operational safety and ...

An instrument landing system helps airplanes fly safely when the pilot is unable to maintain visual contact with surrounding obstacles and the ground, mainly due to weather conditions or at nighttime.

As an asset manager and instrument-rated pilot, the term "soft landing" has a different meaning to me than to other watchers of the Federal Reserve. When it comes to aviation, much of the flying ...

A spokesperson for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says Pokhara International Airport’s instrument landing system will not be working until Feb. 26 — 56 days after the airport began ...