The Dec. 20 landing marked the first confirmed real-world use of Garmin G3000 Autoland during an actual in-flight emergency.

But the plane’s use of the autonomous feature — which is designed to be activated in emergency situations, like when a pilot ...

A plane’s autonomous landing system took over and landed the aircraft at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield on Saturday.

A nationwide FAA radar replacement marks the start of the most significant air traffic control upgrade in decades.

Emerging electromechanical actuation technologies for flight control systems will support more electric architecture. Credit: Collins Aerospace With a new age of electrically driven advanced air ...

For the first time, a plane landed safely without pilot help in the US using Garmin’s Autoland system after both pilots were ...

According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the two people on board “lost communication with air traffic control” and “an onboard emergency Autoland system was activated.” ...

The runtime control plane is the operating layer that keeps those systems in check. It’s a coordinated capability spanning ...

Pilot-induced oscillation is a frightening aspect of pitch control of an aircraft. Numerous planes have been set into pilot-induced oscillation due to the phase lag of the human in the loop control.

Flight crews say most commercial planes use ventilation systems that could expose people to toxic fumes. Shannon De Witt said he is one of them. “It’s hell on earth,” he said. De Witt has been on ...

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