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Know that we have a high degree of certainty that the data being recorded is reasonable. >> so there are two black boxes. tell us what information comes out of each. >> sure. theres two black boxes, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. the cockpit voice recorder records the audio. theres four channels, one channel for each of the pilots headset. then in this case a very important area mic. the area mic is crucial because it will allow investigators to hear what was being said...

Information is being beamed down? >> commonly whats downloaded is engine parameters, engine burn, discrepancies. >> reporter: airlines monitor the realtime data. another way to communicate, radio. all right, good night. the final call from the pilots as the theft malaysian air space. a common phrase when changing controllers. >> we are in a dive here. >> in alaska airlines flight 261 when the plane dived out of control, pilots radioed what was happening. but no may day from flight 370. in the ev...

where is it going inspect its headed to mars. this is one of the latest and the most ambitious missions by mars. it will be looking for life on the red planet. john zarrella will be joining me here in just a moment. were only a minute away here, john. i want our viewers to be able to hear mission control here in a second. were just a minute away and, actually, im going to go ahead. john, you stand by for me. when this takes off, well be talking about this ambitious mission. over the to...

And just the things we were doing, a lot of tests, look at the engine parameters and performance. everything looked as we expect expected. >> reporter: you said it turned out a boring and routine flight. >> we dont like exciting for this kind of thing. thats what it was. it went as planned. so everything was good. in fact if i wasnt talking to you right now, its just normal what we fly every day. >> reporter: major, thank you very much. they were flying whats called the camolino plant. there are...

Repair and maintenance parts for the next six years. the plane has been in use very little since that major repair, only two or three months. in addition to the interior work, all of the engines were completely rebuilt. speaking frankly, we believe this tragedy could not have been caused by equipment failure. >> you heard they say they dont believe it was caused by equipment failure. so what did cause it? we have a former member of the national transportation safety board. he joins us by phone f...