Countries agree to use flight-tracking satellites to avoid MH370 repeat

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Countries agree to use flight-tracking satellites to avoid MH370 repeat

 

World nations struck a landmark deal on using satellites to track flights, which could prove key to preventing a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 in March 2014. The accord was reached during a conference hosted by the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union that aimed to improve on the current civilian flight-tracking system which relies on ground-based radars. The ITU made clear the deal was driven by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which had 239 people on board.

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