A new generation of cockpit voice recorders is emerging on the market, thanks to advances in digital technology in combination with regulatory mandates. Stephen Leaper, product line manager for flight ...

Most U.S.-registered aircraft will soon need to be equipped with cockpit voice recorders that can record for a minimum of 25 hours, up from the current requirement for minimum recording capacity of ...

Every time there’s a plane crash or other aviation safety incident, we often hear talk of the famous “black box”. Of course, anyone these days will tell you that they’re not black, but orange, for ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing ...

The agency reported the airplane's crew were in communication with air traffic control and were being provided radar vectors for the runway 26L approach into George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Crew ...

DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that their 25-hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) developed for the air transport market ...

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Tuesday said it is conducting a “detailed” investigation and has sought “special support” to retrieve data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of ...