Embraer 170 Wins CAT III Autoland Certification

The Embraer 170 last week won certification from Brazil and the European Aviation Safety Agency to do Category III autoland operations. Specifically, CAT IIIa Autolanding requires an autopilot system to land the aircraft at low visibility -- 600 feet runway visual range -- and in bad weather...

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