Industry group calls for continuous flight tracking
Kuala Lumpur aviation group forms a task force to recommend continuous tracking of commercial airliners after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 loss. Topics include NextGen satellite navigation and deployable flight recorders as potential backups to locate planes over oceans.
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Sean Cassidy
ALPA
Alaska Airlines
NextGen
Washington, D.C
Magnitude-8.2 quake hits northern Chile coast
A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast near Iquique causing landslides and a tsunami alert. Coastal residents evacuated as aftershocks and a 64 foot surge were reported. Peru and Bolivia also reported tremors with no major damage initially.
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Chile
Peru
Bolivia
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U.S. Geological Survey
Iquique
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Latin America
Pacific
Robinson Crusoe Island
Juan Fernandez Archipelago
Civil Defense Office
Alejandro Rosado
Tacna
Airlines seek tougher security after Malaysia Airlines missing
In Perth authorities press for stronger security and passenger checks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished with 239 aboard. Investigators study the final cockpit- ground control transcript while IATA forms a task force to improve aircraft tracking and passport database use to curb stolen IDs.
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Malaysia Airlines
Perth
Australia
International Air Transport Association
IATA
Tony Tyler
Tyler
Interpol
Malaysia
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