A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members on a flight from Bangkok to Muan, South Korea, crashed during landing on December 29th 2024. After being warned of bird activity near Muan Airport’s, the crew reported a bird strike and declared an emergency. The aircraft attempted a go-around. The plane then landed gear-up, touching down more than a third of the way down the runway, skidding on its belly until it went off the runway and collided with an ILS antenna mounted on

For helicopters, the Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision approach aid that provides both lateral (horizontal) and vertical (descent) guidance to a runway. While primarily a fixed-wing tool, IFR-rated (Instrument Flight Rules) helicopters use standard airport ILS systems to land in low-visibility conditions like fog or heavy rain. How ILS Works for Helicopters Helicopters equipped with the necessary avionics—such as the AW139—can capture the same radio beams as airplanes to descend tow