Air France flight 447 crashed more than 2 years ago. It was only last month that the flights' cockpit and data flight recorders were recovered, and it had to be accomplished by a remote control submarine. In light of the fact the US military use them, Ned Levi questions why floating flight recorders aren't required for commercial aircraft.

UPS Airlines to switch to ‘full-face oxygen masks’ in cockpits UPS said that it will retrofit the oxygen masks in the cockpit with “quick-donning” full face oxygen masks. “Safety is an absolute priority for our employees, our customers’ shipments and our aircraft,” UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols stated. Installation of the new masks on UPS’s [...]