Airplane's black boxes are deliberately designed to survive worst-case scenarios. How do they do this? We look at their ...

A preliminary report into the Air India disaster has been released based on the data recovered from the plane’s black boxes ...

The black box records vital flight and cockpit data, helping investigators uncover crash causes and improve aviation safety worldwide.

The black box from Air India's ill-fated Ahmedabad-London flight was recovered from the rooftop of the medical college hostel building it crashed into minutes after take-off on Thursday.

One of the black boxes from doomed Air India Flight 171 which crashed and killed all but one of the 242 people on board has been recovered from the charred wreckage of the crash site, sources report.

But even this high-tech device is not infallible. In rare cases, like the Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappearance, black box signals were never recovered.

What is a Black Box? A Black Box is a small machine that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It is basically a flight recorder, with origins in the early 1950s.

Federal investigators recovered black boxes from American Airlines flight 5342 and the Black Hawk helicopter to help determine what caused the midair collision.

According to reports, the black box from Air India's Ahmedabad-London flight AI 171 has been located. This crucial safety device plays a key role in investigating aviation accidents.

Rescue officials work at the site where an Air India flight crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. Investigators have found black boxes from the flight.

How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes | Explained There are two essential elements in a black box, which is actually not black. The elements are the Flight Data Recorder ...

Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on what went wrong.