RAT, Mayday, CVR: Breaking down aviation terms you've heard since Air India crash
Since the fatal June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171, terms like RAT, CVR, and Mayday have filled coverage about the air crash. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down seconds after take-off, a rare and catastrophic failure. As investigators pore over flight data and debris, here’s a quick explainer to make sense of the aviation jargon everywhere.
Since the fatal June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171, terms like RAT, CVR, and Mayday have filled coverage about the air crash. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down seconds after take-off, a rare and catastrophic failure. As investigators pore over flight data and debris, here’s a quick explainer to make sense of the aviation jargon everywhere.
