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 ...

South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by Jeju Air to crash into flames as it attempted to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the ...

In the aftermath of a plane crash, a key milestone for the investigators tasked with finding out what exactly happened and why is that of locating the aircraft's 'black boxes.' Evidence from these ...

Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side ...

Cockpit voice recorders in the U.S. start rerecording every two hours, a limit that the National Transportation Safety Board says should be extended to 25 hours. By Mark Walker Reporting from ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news on the airplane crash in Philadelphia from Sunday, Feb. 2. For the ⁠latest updates, read ⁠USA TODAY's coverage for Monday, Feb. 3. PHILADELPHIA — Investigators ...

Federal accident investigators are pushing to retrofit current aircraft with better cockpit voice recorders, citing the loss of evidence during last month's blowout of a door panel on a jetliner ...