India has made it mandatory for all its planes to be tracked from departure to arrival. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) new rule is applicable to both passenger and cargo aircraft “in view of the difficulties faced in operations after an aircraft goes missing or meets with an accident”.
Initial probe into MH 370 that went missing with 239 people on board says that “the location of wreckage is still unknown due to no real time tracking of the aircraft,“ which made the DGCA take this decision.
“Air transport operators have now been asked to use onboard aircraft communications addressing and reporting system/automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast and they have to ensure serviceability before departure,” a statement issued by DGCA said.
During the last five years, there have been two occasions when large commercial transport aircrafts went missing and their last position was not accurately known. While commercial air transport aircrafts spend considerable amount of time operating over remote areas, there is currently no international requirement for real time tracking of the aircraft.
Initial probe into MH 370 that went missing with 239 people on board says that “the location of wreckage is still unknown due to no real time tracking of the aircraft,“ which made the DGCA take this decision.
“Air transport operators have now been asked to use onboard aircraft communications addressing and reporting system/automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast and they have to ensure serviceability before departure,” a statement issued by DGCA said.
During the last five years, there have been two occasions when large commercial transport aircrafts went missing and their last position was not accurately known. While commercial air transport aircrafts spend considerable amount of time operating over remote areas, there is currently no international requirement for real time tracking of the aircraft.
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