25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 2, 2026. Document 2026-02110. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.
- What it does
This final rule increases the recording time of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from the currently mandated 2 hours to 25 hours for all affected future manufactured aircraft. This action provides accident investigators, aircraft operators, and civil aviation authorities with substantially more CVR data to help determine the probable causes of incidents and accidents and prevent future incidents and accidents. The action will also align the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) regulations more closely with existing international requirements.
The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
4 parts of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Compared with
The Federal Aviation Administration has published 489 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2120-AL92 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
February 2, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02110 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration |
| Published | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2120-AL92 |
| Docket | FAA-2023-2270 |
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