ICAO PUSHES FOR GLOBAL AIRCRAFT TRACKING SYSTEM AFTER MALAYSIA AIRLINER DISAPPEARANCE
May 10th, 2014
THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Avition Organisation (ICAO) is pushing hard for a global aircraft tracking system in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370. But, while recommendations on aircraft tracking solutions will be issued later this year, binding standards may still be some way off.“The industry is absolutely in solidarity about putting in place global tracking,” said Nancy Graham, director of ICAO's air navigation bureau, following a two-day meeting at the UN agency’s Montréal, Canada, headquarters, with officials from more than ...
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