In the public's view, there are only two choices facing the airlines following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Act now to ensure aircraft can always be tracked, everywhere; or cave in to the airlines' moan that it is too costly and face the consequences the next time an aircraft vanishes. But it does not have to be black or white. There are steps the aviation industry can and should take to address aircraft tracking and the other concern resurrected by MH370: the streaming of flight data.
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