EXTRA TIME FOR DFDR UPGRADE

Thanks to an 11th hour reprieve by the FAA, many airlines were able to keep their fleets flying last week despite having outdated digital flight data recorders (DFDRs). The FAA issued stiffer recorder requirements in 1997 at the behest of the National Transportation Safety Board, giving operators of...

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