Plane crashes: Last words of pilots captured on black box recordings in air disasters
30 Dec, 2020 05:42 AM
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WARNING: Distressing content
The cockpit voice recorder is one of the most important, but haunting, remains from a plane crash.
One of two parts that make up the aircraft s black box, the cockpit voice recorder captures conversations and alarms on doomed planes to help investigators determine what went wrong.
But while those recordings are essential, they are often hard to listen to.
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Pakistan flight 8303
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought air travel to a virtual halt but 2020 was not without deadly crashes and one of the worst was the crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303 in Karachi in May.
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Tuscaloosa: Concerns over furthering the spread of COVID-19 have prompted officials with the Tuscaloosa Public Library system to again close its branches. The closures will remain through at least Jan. 5, said library spokesman Vince Bellofatto. All three locations of the Tuscaloosa Public Library are expected to reopen Jan. 6. “TPL made this choice to support the overall health and well-being of Tuscaloosa city, county and Northport and for the safety of our patrons and staff,” Bellofatto said. “It was a very hard decision, as TPL is dedicated to serving the patrons, but the best way to serve our community now, is to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.” Library officials will remain in contact with the library’s board of trustees and, if needed, additional measures might be taken. The library initially closed the Main
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Tuscaloosa:Concerns over furthering the spread of COVID-19 have prompted officials with the Tuscaloosa Public Library system to again close its branches. The closures will remain through at least Jan. 5, said library spokesman Vince Bellofatto. All three locations of the Tuscaloosa Public Library are expected to reopen Jan. 6. “TPL made this choice to support the overall health and well-being of Tuscaloosa city, county and Northport and for the safety of our patrons and staff,” Bellofatto said. “It was a very hard decision, as TPL is dedicated to serving the patrons, but the best way to serve our community now, is to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.” Library officials will remain in contact with the library’s board of trustees and, if needed, additional measures might be taken. The library initially closed the Main, Weaver Bolden and Brown branches in March as the coronavirus made its way into Tuscaloosa County. A gradua
Passengers boarding Newark-bound flights from London required to test negative for COVID-19
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Dec 29, 2020, 6:35pm EST
Travelers leaving London are required to test negative for the coronavirus before boarding a flight to Newark Liberty International Airport.
The new travel restriction started Monday after a new, more contagious form of COVID-19 was detected in the United Kingdom.
Boston resident Lyvia Laurent arrived at the airport Tuesday after visiting her boyfriend in the country s capital. A day after I got there, we entered into a Tier 4, which meant that everything was shutting down, Laurent says. The malls, restaurants, everything. It was a ghost town.