VOR (Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range) stations are ground-based radio beacons that have historically provided primary navigation for aircraft by emitting signals that allow pilots to ...

Investigators have found that a Mahan Air crew's incorrect interpretation of navigation data, reinforced by poor cockpit communication, led an Airbus A310-300 to descend to an extremely low altitude ...

DME is a radio navigation technology that measures the slant range (distance) between an aircraft and a base station.[Credit: Istock] Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is an aviation radar system ...

Crossair has decided to increase minima for approaches into Zurich's Runway 28 following the recent Avro RJ-100 crash that killed 24. Crossair said that its aircraft will only use the VOR-DME approach ...

Authority reacts to incident in which British Mediterranean Airways flight to Addis Ababa avoided ridge by 50ft After a serious incident in which a British Mediterranean Airways Airbus A320 missed a ...