AirAsia: The question on everyone’s mind

There are dozens of similar questions on social media. They hint at the same sentiment: In a world where people’s locations are tracked for everything from map apps to what ads appear on a Web browser, why does Big Brother’s gaze avoid the skies?

Why in this day in age do we rely on the physical recovery of black boxes? Flight data should be continuously streamed to the cloud #8501qs

“Why, in this day and age, do we rely on the physical recovery of black boxes? Flight data should be continuously streamed to the cloud,” read a tweet by Jacob Rossi.

Airlines have lobbied for governments to contribute money to equipping planes with new technology, arguing that it is not just an airline issue, but a national security consideration.

The question of who will pay for the technology is beginning to get answered, but not as quickly as travelers would like to see, Kaplan said.

So, those in disbelief are not alone in wondering how in today’s world a plane could simply get lost. It’s just not an easy question to answer.

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