Security benefit could propel passage of safety legislation Legislation introduced in Congress last week represents a convergence of concern over safety and security. The bill proposes to require upgrading flight data and cockpit voice recorders, to have the government pay for the equipment, and to add deployable recorders, which would eject a protected housing containing critical data moments before impact. Such recorders have been used successfully on military aircraft for years, expediting data recovery and providing accident investigators with critical…
U.S. Lawmakers Push Plan to Upgrade ‘Black Boxes’
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