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ILS

American  
Aeronautics.
  1. instrument landing system.


ILS British  

abbreviation

  1. instrument landing system

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However, this button does not work at the airport without ILS but the pilot either did not know it or forgot about it.

From Economist • Nov. 23, 2012

This variation reflects local differences in the ancestral effective population size Ne during the period between the gorilla and chimpanzee speciation events, most probably due to natural selection reducing and making ILS less likely.

From Nature • Mar. 7, 2012

American start-ups like SpaceX -- brainchild of PayPal founder Elon Musk -- aim to poach business from Ariane and ILS using the Falcon rocket series, but are still in a test phase.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2011

These lack the strict vertical guidance of an ILS, and your decision point is slightly higher, and slightly farther out, than it would be with an ILS.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2011

This week, AT&T announced it's partnering with four companies that specialize in M2M application development: Axeda, ILS, Sierra Wireless and SensorLogic.

From Inc • Feb. 15, 2011