Second black box recovered from Air India plane wreckage

Search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder, a crucial component in investigating the cause of last week’s deadly Air India crash.

The recovery was made in the western city of Ahmedabad, where the plane went down, killing at least 270 people.

The cockpit voice recorder, which captures conversations in the cockpit, is a key piece of evidence, alongside the previously retrieved flight data recorder, which logs flight performance metrics.

“Investigators hope the two recorders, commonly referred to as black boxes, will help them determine what went wrong,” officials said.

The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board except one person – a 40-year-old British man who miraculously survived.

The cause of the crash remains unknown, but investigators are working tirelessly to piece together the events leading up to the tragedy.

India’s Air Accident Investigation Board is leading the probe, with assistance from the US National Transportation Safety Board, as the aircraft was manufactured in the United States. The investigation aims to provide answers to the families of the victims and the aviation industry.