As the recovery operation continued after a commercial airliner collided with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital this week, federal aviation officials announced Thursday they had recovered ...

In the high-stakes world of aviation, the black box, officially known as the flight recorder, is recognized as an important device for flight safety and accountability. Black boxes have often been ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. For some people, the term “black box” brings to mind the recording devices ...