MH370 Air Crash

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Dr Rashid Ali is a pilot and a senior lecturer in aviation at Sheffield Hallam University. He says satellite technology already exists to trace the whereabouts of aircraft and what is needed is an international agreement to make sure that all commercial aircraft use it. “What we are looking at is a mechanism that can make the information from the aircraft available in real time at designated spots on the ground, rather than having to rely on the flight data recorder. “We’re talking about software modifications and some systems being put in place, we’re not reinventing the wheel,” he says. “But I believe legislation changes are needed in order to make the skies safer.”