Task Force Presses For Aircraft Tracking Solution
An independent aircraft global tracking solution has become an imperative in the wake of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 777.
Data from satellite network operator Inmarsat provided the basis for the Malaysian government’s determination that Flight 370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.
Data from satellite network operator Inmarsat provided the basis for the Malaysian government’s determination that Flight 370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.

In less than two months from now, the Aircraft Tracking Task Force (AATF), set up in May under the auspices of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is due present an interim report widely regarded by the industry as a key first step to avoid a repeat of a situation that continues to baffle and gravely concern the industry, namely: how on earth could a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 completely vanish on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.