A Golden Chassis is a specialised tool used to recover data from damaged flight recorders. It consists of an identical, undamaged unit of the same model as the affected recorder and is used to interfa

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

Black boxes from the June 12 Air India crash are intact, says Reuters. Investigators are examining fuel control and engine thrust issues, with preliminary findings expected by Friday. The airline faces scrutiny from Indian and EU aviation authorities.

Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard, several on ground. Black box data is crucial. Amit Singh, a former pilot and an aviation expert, said the recovery of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, or black boxes, are crucial to piece together the sequence of events.

Some have suggested that it stems from Hussenot’s device because it used film and “ran continuously in a light-tight box, hence the name ‘black box,’” according to Airbus, which noted that orange was the box’s chosen color from the beginning to make it easy to find.