ICAO Announces Meeting on Global Airline Tracking
ICAO wants members states to consider new methods of tracking airplanes in oceanic regions.

In the wake of the early March disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, the International Civil Aviation Organization announced a special meeting in May of government and industry experts on the global tracking of airline flights. The goal is to increase current momentum on deliberations over the specific aircraft- and satellite-based capabilities needed to permit global implementation of worldwide flight tracking.