Aviation News Item: 00581

3rd Jul 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Airbus has launched a study for reinforcing flight data recovery, including, but not limited to, extended data transmission for commercial airliners, so that in the event of accidents, critical flight information can still be recovered and released to the investigating authorities. "We will now study different options for viable commercial solutions, including those where our experience with real-time data transmission from our own test aircraft could support the further development of such solutions," said Tom Enders, president and CEO. The study will be conducted by Patrick Gavin, head of engineering, and Charles Champion, head of customer services, and will need to address technological issues as well as data protection and privacy concerns. The company said it will include industrial partners, research institutions, and international airworthiness and investigation authorities in this study.

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