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Tracking planes answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

1. The 70th annual general meeting of IATA.
2. To discuss the future of aviation.
3. When a plane is 250 nautical miles from land, radar coverage starts to fade, and planes are alone.
4. By using high frequency radio.
5. They changed to a satellite system called AICARS, which has an automatic tracking system which sends data (on Air France planes) every ten minutes.
6. Cost, and the fact that it’s not an obligation.
7. Free satellite tracking of planes every 15 minutes via its satellite system.
8. Up to $10,000 a plane and then extra for the cost of sending data to the satellite.

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Tracking planes

Here’s a video that discusses the changes that need to be made to ensure that an MH370 event never happens again.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

1. What event did Doha recently host?
2. What did the many executives there discuss?
3. When are planes ‘alone’ in the skies?
4. How is contact maintained in these situations?
5. What changes did Air France make after the crash of one of their planes in 2009?
6. What is preventing more airlines from implementing this system?
7. What is Inmarsat offering?
8. How much can these systems cost to install?

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2014/06/12/spc-business-traveller-mh370-task-force-a.cnn.html