Joan Lowy, Associated Press
At the rate it currently takes airlines to receive and replace aircraft, it will take decades for some of these newer standards to be fully implemented, which means planes like Malaysia Airlines flight 370 could still vanish without a trace.
2 years ago
Marisa Garcia, Skift
It's good to at least see some airlines have made up their minds in favor of aircraft tracking systems.
4 years ago
Eileen Ng, Associated Press
It would have been great if the airlines had made more progress on a flight tracking system over this last year.
4 years ago
Marisa Garcia, Skift
Aircraft-tracking solutions are a must-have for airlines, and some, at least, are methodically readying implementations.
4 years ago
Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg
We would have hoped airlines would be further along the path of finding a better solution for flight tracking by now.
4 years ago
Marisa Garcia, Skift
The tech company that started as link-bait has become a vital link to the skies.
4 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Not that we're taking the airlines' sides, but poor management at airports is also a big reason for delays and it's nice to see Silver trying to highlight that in his new tool.
4 years ago
Scott Mayerowitz and David Koenig, Associated Press
If airlines could figure out how to attache an ancillary fee to flight tracking we'd already have this problem solved.
4 years ago
David Fickling, Bloomberg
Hopefully the countries will get some work done here rather than have to sit through grandstanding by people like Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
4 years ago
Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press
It's not a huge move, but that fact that something is happening at all is notable.
4 years ago
Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg
It's notable that the UN group agreed on something, but getting adoption by industry and governments is the bigger challenge.
4 years ago
Joan Lowy, Associated Press
it's difficult to see a development in which this UN group will be able to create the consensus necessary to move things forward.
4 years ago