Salvaging a bad approach is never worth the risk.

A sunny day, good visibility, and a fully functional Boeing 777 should have made this one of the easiest landings imaginable.

A pilot should initiate a go-around if the approach is unstable (e.g., incorrect configuration, off-speed, too high/low, or not aligned with the centerline) or remains unstable below critical ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The air traffic control tower is seen at the Reagan National Airport on February 3 in Arlington, Virginia. - Kayla ...

A close encounter occurred as a Southwest flight from Phoenix was about to land at the airport, the pilot said.

A passenger jet landing in North Dakota performed a “go-around” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52, according to the commercial pilot’s comments posted to social media and the airline involved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Question: When should a pilot initiate a go-around? I am a student pilot and I know enough to go around if the tower tells me to ...

In 2023, a go-around was initiated by a pilot to avoid a collision between two planes – with a total of 372 people on board – at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida, according to an ...

(CNN) — A pilot flying American Airlines Flight 2246 was preparing to land Tuesday at Ronald Reagan National Airport when air traffic control instructed the flight to “go around” to avoid getting too ...