In the wake of
recent airline crashes, major news networks have aired concerns about pilots» ability to accurately fly «by hand» when the airplane's cockpit automation systems fail.
Not exact matches
Prior to Tuesday, the most
recent fatal accident came in February 2009 near Buffalo, New York, when an aircraft operated by the now - defunct regional
airline Colgan Air
crashed and killed 50 people, including 49 on board and one person on the ground.
Airplane black boxes
Recent aviation disasters such as the disappearance of Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 and the Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
crash highlight the importance of black boxes on airplanes.
Patrick Smith, Author of Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel, shares his insight into the
recent and tragic Colombia
airline crash.