FAA Extends Cockpit Voice Recorder Rule To 25 Hours, Despite Pilot Pusback - One Mile at a Time

The FAA has extended the cockpit voice recorder requirement from two hours to 25 hours, aiming to improve aviation safety by providing more data for incident investigations. Despite pushback from pilot unions, this change aligns U.S. regulations with international standards and will be implemented on new aircraft by 2027 and retrofitted on existing ones by 2030.