A passenger aircraft lines up for landing with a fast-looking approach, creating a tense aviation moment as it descends ...

For many passengers, descent feels like the relaxing part of the flight.

If the pilot is behind the airplane-for example, forgetting to go through checklist items such as landing gear down-a ...

After turning from base to final, a pilot should be able to quickly and correctly determine whether to continue or discontinue the approach to landing by judging salient visual clues. What clues? The ...

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, ...