Airplanes constantly collect and store vital flight data using systems designed to survive even the worst-case scenarios.

Analysis of flight recorder data from the deadly Air India crash two weeks ago was underway in India after investigators successfully retrieved the information from the two black boxes on board.

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

An official report on the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade, seen by CNN, has answered one key question – but ...

Investigators are probing the wreckage and cockpit recorders to understand what went wrong just after take-off. The Air India ...

Flight recorders and black boxes have significantly improved airline safety since their introduction. Many of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations are the result of thorough ...

Investigators released a preliminary account of the crash, describing how the plane struggled after its fuel supply was cut.

In the final moments of Air India Flight 171, a crucial pilot exchange raises questions about engine cutoffs, amid an ...

Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, ...

India has yet to decide where the black box recorders from last week's fatal crash of an Air India plane will be analysed, the government said on Thursday.