QFE (altimeter setting for height above aerodrome) provides a cost-effective and reliable alternative to radar altimeters for enhancing pilot situational awareness of height above the airport. A ...

Tests raised questions about whether instruments in an Army Black Hawk helicopter may have led pilots to believe they were at a safer, lower altitude before they collided with a commercial jet in ...

The US aviation industry is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration to extend until mid-2032 the deadline for upgrading 58,600 radio altimeters across 41,000 aircraft to withstand interference ...

The FAA’s proposed mandate for new radio altimeter installations could affect more than 40,000 aircraft and cost the aviation industry as much as $7 billion if ...

Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028 when voluntary agreements between the FAA and telecommunications companies to prevent ...