It's always a captivating sight when the world's largest commercial passenger jet comes in for a landing. But mix in a strong crosswind, and the landing of an Airbus A380 superjumbo can make for ...

The crew of an Emirates Boeing 777 had to divert to London's Gatwick airport after they tried twice to land in a heavy crosswind at the flight's destination, Birmingham. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots ...

Youtube footage of pilots battling severe crosswinds in Germany has gone viral. The clip, which was shot at Düsseldorf airport by Martin Bogdan has been viewed more than 1.7 million times since it was ...

Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It’s not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like they’re not going to stick the landing. That’s ...

Your stomach might have flipped if you were on board an Airbus A380 that boldly braved an extreme landing in Germany over the weekend. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It's not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like they're not going to stick the landing. That's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between several weeks of downtime at the avionics shop and a bunch of personal distractions, my piloting skills had accumulated a ...

Of the 1,800-plus hours Boeing 787 test pilots have flown so far, few are as dramatic as the recent trip to Iceland for crosswind testing. The 787 team flew to Keflavik airport after weather forecasts ...

We've seen a bunch of airplane pilots making heart-stopping, death-defying crosswind landings, but that doesn't make watching similar experiences any less scary, especially if you hate flying. A new ...

Crosswinds are what their name suggests: they are winds that aren't blowing straight down the runway, but, rather, are blowing across it. It's much easier for aircraft to take off and land in a ...

It's 209ft (63m) long and weighs about 180 tonnes - yet I can feel this giant aircraft being pushed around by the crosswind. And I'm having issues keeping her on course. I'm in the captain's seat ...