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

ONE of the pilots operating the doomed Air India flight asked why fuel was cut off just seconds after takeoff, a preliminary report has found. Initial investigation of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s

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.

The fuel-switch report in the Air India Boeing 787 crash probe has sparked a demand for a cockpit video recorder. The NTSB of the US that probes air crashes has for years batted for one. If cockpit voice recorders are part of the black boxes of planes,