IFF another aircraft does a similar disappearing act flying out of a busy airport and vanishing, then I can see many people being reluctant to fly. There will be an extreme drop in the public trust in flight crews and aircraft generally. A second disappearance could be an industry killing event.
This is why the airline industry worldwide must get systems in place to ensure that all aircraft are tracked and remain tracked regardless of flight crew actions.
There are existing on-board systems like ADS-C that could do this, but it will require mandates from ICAO and the ANSPs to stop the beancounters insisting they are switched off.
Last edited by Ian W; 31st May 2014 at 10:19.
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