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Airbus: Maybe There’s a Better Way

Steve Scott

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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The inability of searchers to locate the flight data and cockpit voice recorders aboard the ill-fated Air France Flight 447 has prompted Airbus, the manufacturer of the A330- 203 (F-GZCP) involved, to consider redesign of the critical air safety devices so they broadcast the crucial data in advance of a crash. Currently, the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) ---the so-called 'black boxes'---simply serve as recording devices. The DFDR collects data from aircraft systems, while the…

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