Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

Air traffic controllers (ATC) prioritize aircraft separation and safety alerts over "first come, first served," which dictates how departures are sequenced, especially for IFR flights and mixed ...

The FAA today published new instrument approach procedures into the embattled East Hampton Town Airport on New York’s Long Island. As the battle continues over future access to East Hampton Town ...

Our training for the instrument ticket focused on flying by reference to instruments, how to shoot approaches, holds, etc. By that point pilots were presumed to have mastered the art of landing, so ...

Single-engined public transport operations in IFR can now be made acceptably safe, making new services commercially viable After deliberating since 1996, the European Joint Aviation Authorities is ...

AgustaWestland and ENAV, the Italian air navigation company, have successfully completed the first stage of qualification and authorization tests for the creation of the first helicopter localizer ...

Capstone GPS-based system will begin phase two tests this year with plans to extend technologies for phase three The US Federal Aviation Administration is to extend its Capstone free-flight technology ...

Aerial refueling for military aircraft is something that’s being done routinely these days, and it has been so for decades. But if advancements in technology keep the pace, the way this thing is done ...