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Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

Flight record scans reveal hidden risks, prevent crashes

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2008 7:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Airlines and air safety investigators have a new way to snoop for clues that can help avoid future accidents, the Washington Post reports. While they once depended on crash remains for evidence, they have now gone digital, pursuing daily probes of thousands of computer records...   Read full story »

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