The two essential elements of a black box, which is not actually black, are its recorders. The two recorders are the Flight Data Recorder ... They use replay software, and like a simulation ...

It’s one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box ... can take up to a week. What does the flight data recorder do?

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

American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter ...

On Friday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Aviation Reporter Zach Wichter takes a look ... of flights operate in and out of D.C.'s area, airports every day safely. But it does ...

The black boxes have been recovered from the American ... for pilot voices or cockpit sounds, and a separate Flight Data Recorder (FDR). Some devices combine both functions. They are mandatory ...

The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, attempted to land and collided in midair with the Black ... Trump does not offer any ...

Suddenly, that box of chocolates doesn't seem so expensive ... has closed at a record-breaking high. It looks like normal service will resume this afternoon after the latest record was set ...

An outlier is not necessarily an indication of risk—as a journalist, my flight patterns might also look unusual—but ... “The fact that it's a black box is extremely worrying, because ...

Concerts, a gourmet dinner, theatrical performances and art events: Black Box Blackout has them ... I begin to brainstorm what I'd like the new season to look like,” Warren explained.

THE Jeju Air jet crash in South Korea and the failure of its black box may have been caused ... He added that teams will now look to use flight simulations to work out what really happened to ...