MH370 mystery may spur redesign of switches
Satellite technology for real-time tracking of jets may become priority too
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[CHICAGO] In a world where Google Inc knows your shopping habits and police use mobile phones to pinpoint locations of emergency calls, how can a wide-body Boeing 777 fall off the grid?
The silencing of most communications from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 exposes how easily the voice, radar and satellite links in a modern plane can be disabled. A beacon to help controllers track the jet was shut off. So was the text-and-data system to help the airline stay in touch with the crew.
The mystery may spur a redesign of switches that let pilots sever the connections, and speed adoption of satellite technology for real-time tracking of planes and crucial systems, said George Hamlin, a former Airbus SAS executive.
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