Air France Flight 447

Why do we depend on 1960s technology to locate missing planes?

March 26, 2014Environment

Investigators trying to solve the mystery of what happened to Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 370 are hoping to locate one particular vital clue — the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders, commonly referred to as “black boxes.” But airlines’ continued use of the aging technology brings up questions of its own.Investigators trying to solve the mystery of what happened to Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 370 are hoping to locate one particular vital clue — the plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders, commonly referred to as “black boxes.” But airlines’ continued use of the aging technology brings up questions of its own.

2014. Britain's Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the nineteenth century to analyse the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to determine its final destination.The new findings led Malaysian Prime Minister Na

An oceanographer tells why it will be so tough to find missing Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean

March 25, 2014Environment

How does a jetliner go missing with all of today’s technology?

March 17, 2014Environment

How does a jetliner go missing with all of today’s technology?

March 17, 2014Environment

Air France wreckage recovery

August 14, 2013Development & Education

Update on Flight 447

August 14, 2013Development & Education

More than a month after its crash, with less than 10 percent of the plane recovered, the mystery of Air France Flight 447 may never be solved. Joining the Takeaway to discuss the investigation is Todd Curtis, Aviation Security Analyst.

The Continuing Mystery of Air France Flight 447

August 14, 2013Development & Education

Air France Flight 447 crashed a month ago, and its black box ? a device that holds important data only for 30 days ? still has not been found. Joining The Takeaway is Todd Curtis, Aviation Safety Analyst and Director of the Airsafe.com Foundation.

Mourning in Paris for the Air France Victims

August 14, 2013Development & Education

A memorial service is being held at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral for the passengers of the Air France flight that vanished off the coast of Brazil. BBC’s Adam Mynott talks to The Takeaway about how investigators will unravel the mystery of the crash.

The Mystery of Air France Flight 447

August 14, 2013Development & Education

Air France Flight 447 disappeared off the coast of Brazil on Sunday and is presumed to have crashed somewhere in the Atlantic. To explain the mechanics and electronics of the Airbus A330-200 is Graham Warwick, Senior Technology Editor for Aviation Week.

Airbus Tragedy: An Air France Plane Vanishes

August 14, 2013Development & Education

Air France flight 447 disappeared about 186 miles northeast of the coastal Brazilian city of Natal. The Takeaway has the latest from Rogerio Simoines, head of the BBC’s Brazilian Service.