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EgyptAir strengthens case for ejectable 'black boxes': Airbus

Published Wed, Jun 1, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Hamburg

THE crash of a missing EgyptAir jet has strengthened the case for "black boxes" that can pop out of an aircraft before an accident, removing the need for challenging searches on the seabed, Airbus' most senior engineer said on Tuesday.

Investigators are searching in some of the deepest waters of the Mediterranean for flight recorders from an EgyptAir Airbus A320 which crashed on May 19, killing 66 people.

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