Amid AirAsia search struggles, U.N. to propose flight tracking standards

The United Nations aviation agency will propose a new standard that requires commercial aircraft to report their position every 15 minutes as part of a global tracking initiative in the aftermath of the disappearance AirAsia Flight 8501. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Tuesday that the standard, if adopted, could go into effect soon because it would not require new technology on planes. ICAO could effectively force most airlines to act because the standards it sets typically become regulatory requirements in its 191 member states. Although many airlines already track their planes, some equipment is not always turned on there are often gaps in satellite coverage. Planes without newer technology are also excluded.

Did the pilot become so disoriented that he got vertigo and inverted? There are one thousand possible scenarios…You’ve got to get your hands on the flight data.

Christopher Harmer, a senior naval analyst at the Institute for the Study of War and former deputy director for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet

Recovery teams have made patchy progress in the search for bodies from the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501, finding the remains of just two more victims on the tenth day of operations. Hindered by rough seas, the teams have found fewer than 40 bodies since the plane crashed during a storm early on December 28, carrying 162 people. Workers are also yet to find the “black box” flight data recorders, crucial to determining the cause of the crash.

They died so tragically, at least I want them to have a proper burial.

commander Yayan Sofyan

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