It seems that every bit of new aviation technology is initially made much more complicated and confusing for pilots to use than is necessary. For example, when GPS navigators first became available, ...

Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ...

The ILS or LOC Runway 5 approach at KORF specifically requires ATC radar for procedure entry, and pilots must be aware the DME is sourced from the opposite runway's ILS, not counting down to zero for ...

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...

Thales recently won an FAA award for up to 300 ILS systems, to be installed between 2007 and 2013. Many will replace older equipment, but at least 100 systems will provide precision approaches at new ...

Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport has become the world’s first hub airport to feature ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) landings with an increased glide angle of 3.2 degrees. In March, ...