Similarly, aircraft of all shapes and sizes have developed autonomous functionality that eases pressure on pilots. However, ...

NASA is saving jet fuel by helping aircraft achieve the ideal glide path as they approach a crowded airport for landing. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and The Boeing Company, ...

The monocular visual measurement method for autonomous landing guidance in unknown structured scenes involves scene analysis, selecting landing region, and estimating relative poses. In recent years, ...

Loss of pilot capability remains one of aviation’s most dangerous failure modes. Whether caused by medical issues, hypoxia, ...

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An Asiana Airlines aircraft recently had an issue during landing approach at San Francisco International Airport and dropped ...

A Boeing 747 landing at San Antonio International Airport Airport did not have a near miss, but had to perform a "go around maneuver," officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ...

Crosswinds are a significant factor in landing accidents, especially for smaller aircraft, and pilots often lack sufficient practice due to runway designs typically aligning with prevailing winds.

Investigators have determined that an Air Tahiti ATR 72-600 crew did not abort an approach to Atuona airport, despite its becoming destabilised, leading to dual control inputs and a hard landing. The ...

While alien-looking eVTOL aircraft are stealing the headlines, Electra's slightly more conventional approach is beating the likes of Joby, Archer, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace on pre-sales. Indeed, ...

Amy Pritchett receives funding from the National Science Foundation through the Center for Advanced Aerial Mobility and Sensors (CAAMS) on the topic of in-flight autonomy capable of resolving faults ...