UK investigators have suggested that pilots may be losing currency with non-precision approaches, as they become less common, after probing an incident involving a Ukrainian Antonov An-26 at ...

A type of non-precision instrument approach composed of a series of step-down altitudes, informally known as “dive and drive,” remains a point of contention between the FAA and NTSB following the ...

Australia's major air carriers are examining whether they can establish straight-in non-precision approach capabilities at any airport on their domestic route networks. Qantas wants its Boeing 737s ...

There is something strangely prehistoric about the way many of us continue to fly what we grew up calling a “non-precision” instrument approach. After flying across continents and oceans with ...

During the course of the last 30 years, precision approach landing systems have undergone a series of name changes, technological advancements and system setbacks. However, the concept of using a ...