In the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) more than three years ago, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is recommending that aircraft operators and airframe and equipment manufacturers investigate ways to provide high-rate and/or automatically triggered global positon tracking in existing and future fleets. In its 440-page final report on the unsuccessful search for MH370, the ATSB also said that countries should ensure that sufficient mechanisms are in place to ensure the rapid detection of, and response to, loss of aircraft position or contact throughout all areas of operation.
“It is almost inconceivable and certainly societally unacceptable in the modern aviation era, with 10 million passengers boarding commercial aircraft every day, for a large commercial aircraft to be missing and for the world not…
