Flight Data Recorders (FDRs) were developed in the 1950s, shorly after the creation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The formation of the FAA was spurred in large part by the disastrous collision of two commercial aircraft over the Grand...

The flight data recorder (FDR) is a flight recorder used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some versions (including the original) combine both in one unit. Popularly,...

Alaska Airlines flight data recorder retrieved It could clarify the link between the stabilizer problem and the fatal crash By JEFF WILSON Associated Press Friday, February 4, 2000 Port Hueneme, Calif. -- Investigators found the second "black box" recorder...

Digital technology has the potential to greatly enhance the accuracy and manageability of flight data recording while significantly lowering the cost. Until recently, however, users have not been able to fully realize the benefits of digital technology, because of the absence of a...

The U.S. Navy has picked up signals from the flight data recorders of an Indonesian jetliner that crashed into the sea on New Year's Day with 102 people onboard, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday.The USNS Mary Sears located signals "on the same frequency of the...

The United States warned Americans against flying on Indonesian airlines following a string of accidents, saying Tuesday the country's civil aviation authority did not meet international safety standards.An Indonesian jetliner plunged into the sea from 33,000 feet on New Year's Day, killing all 102 people...