Ask anyone to picture an aircraft black box and they will picture something black.

Investigators seeking answers about what caused an Alaska Airlines plane’s near-catastrophic midflight blowout on Jan. 5 are working without a key piece of evidence: audio from the flight’s black box ...

It's one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box."There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and ...

One of the two black box flight recorders from the EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month has been repaired, Egypt's investigation commission said Tuesday, prompting hopes it ...

The “black box” data recorders from the hijacked passenger jet that smashed into the Pentagon, as well a device from the Pittsburgh crash, have been recovered by investigators. These may provide vital ...

There are usually a lot of questions when a plane crashes. And the one thing that can help provide some much-needed context is the black box. Interestingly, an airplane's black box isn't really black, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the recovery operation continued after a commercial airliner collided with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital this ...

Cairo — One of the two black box flight recorders from the EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month has been repaired, Egypt’s investigation commission said Tuesday, prompting ...