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Wireless Black Boxes
Wireless Black Boxes Should airlines transmit flight and cockpit data to ground stations in real time?

Dissection of a Disaster 
Dissection of a Disaster A veteran air-safety reporter turns an insider's eye on the Flight 111 investigation.


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Making Air Travel Safer
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