Lawmaker Calls for 'Black Boxes' that Eject from Planes
A House lawmaker wants to make sure that planes carry flight recorders that eject before crashes so they are easier to find.
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., said the importance of his proposal is demonstrated in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has been missing since last Friday, says USA Today. But he said the 9/11 Commission recommended after the terrorist hijackings in 2001 that planes carry ejectable "black boxes" to make them easier to find. Navy planes have carried them for years, and Transportation Security Administration was given $3.5 million in 2008 to study and test the proposal, says USA Today.