Device, Along With FDR, May Provide Clues To The Cause Of The
Accident
The French agency charged with investigating aviation accidents
has recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder from Air France Flight
447, which went down in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1 2009. The find
follows the recovery of the data module for the Flight Data
Recorder earlier Monday.
Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire has signed into law two
bills requested by the state's Commissioner of Public Lands Peter
Goldmark. One could lead to jet fuel made from logging waste.
FDR Has Been The Focus Of Nearly Two Years Of Searching The
Ocean Floor
The French investigative agency BEA said Monday that its
investigation team localized and identified the memory unit from
the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) from Air France Flight 447 at 1000
UTC. It was raised and lifted on board the ship Ile de Sein by the
Remora 6000 ROV at 1640 UTC.
Southwest Airlines has closed on its purchase of all of the
outstanding common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. the former
parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran).
Gallios: There Is Not Enough Business To Go Around
The chairman of EADS corporation says the world's six major
airliner manufacturers will likely have to form "alliances" in the
future, as the demand for new airplanes subsides.