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 ...

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 ...

For six years, safety investigators have pushed for a rule requiring planes to retain cockpit audio recordings for 25 hours. The FAA has been slow to respond, and now faces a black-box problem.