Airline Economics

MAY 16, 2024

Following a GPS jamming interference in the Baltic region that prompted Finnair to pause some flights to Estonia for a month, the Estonian Air Navigation Services will offer an alternative navigation option with its distance measuring equipment solution (DME) from May 23.

Distance Measuring Equipment 59

Distance Measuring Equipment 59

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Marker Beacons These days, the ILS is generally paired with a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). It allows the pilots to compare their height at each DME distance to the promulgated chart. Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. This helps the pilots verify the glideslope.

Approach 52

Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Lola was among the first female commercial pilots, breaking barriers in aviation when airliners were almost exclusively male territory. Lola went on to become a commercial airline transport pilot, flight instructor, SCUBA divemaster, and an award-winning author and photographer. I mention this to Gavin.

Weather 98

Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98