I work for a little operator - and I mean REALLY little - and even us little guys saw the sense and could afford to install a satellite tracker into our aircraft which relays real-time data back to operations throughout each and every flight. If it makes practical and economic sense to install such a system into a 4 seater - surely the BIG boys and the airlines out there could do the same. I know it usually comes down to finance, but really......??
It isn't a major expenditure, and think of all the grief it would have saved since say Air France when it was mooted as a possible solution. How many more 'lost' aircraft do we have to have before the simple solution that's already out there and affordable becomes a requirement?
