An emergency descent, a sudden loss of cabin pressure and a cockpit crew in distress ended not in disaster but in a fully ...

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In what looks to be the first successful use of Garmin's Autoland product outside of testing, the FAA has confirmed a small plane made a safe emergency landing completely guided by automation at Rocky ...

A new technology, Autoland, is being implemented in small private planes. It doesn't just will land a plane in case of an ...

The pilot of a plane that crashed in Wyoming in July, killing three of four members of renowned gospel group The Nelons, declared an emergency and loss of autopilot before going down, the National ...

Ryan says that during a flight, one pilot assumes the role of "pilot flying" — "meaning they are responsible for takeoff, ...

The pilots of the Continental Connection commuter flight that crashed Thursday near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing 50, were flying on autopilot before preparing the plane to land, a ...