The Washington Post July 26, 2026 • 17:00

Good news for nervous fliers: More planes get emergency auto-land tech - The Washington Post

By Todd C. Frankel

Good news for nervous fliers: More planes get emergency auto-land tech - The Washington Post

Inspired by tragedy, the system goes beyond what autopilot can do, even on sophisticated commercial airlines.

In 1999, a Learjet 35 carrying professional golfer Payne Stewart and five others flew wildly off-course for nearly four hours before crashing into a field in South Dakota.
The plane heading from Orl… [+293 chars]

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