In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...

For the past two decades, GPS technology has become inextricably woven into society, from smartphones to airplanes, stock markets to emergency hotlines and even power grids. But the system that ...

The article highlights a growing over-reliance among modern pilots on electronic flight bags (EFBs) and GPS, leading to a decline in fundamental navigation skills like pilotage and dead reckoning.