Aircraft Tracking
In a draft CAR Section 8 Series O Part II DGCA made provision to establish an aircraft tracking capability to track aeroplanes throughout its area of operations. The operator should track the position of an aeroplane through automated reporting at least every 15 minutes for the portion(s) of the in-flight operation(s) if the aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 27 000 kg & seating capacity greater than 19; in oceanic area(s) aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 45 500 kg. The operator shall establish procedures, approved by the DGCA, for the retention of aircraft tracking data to assist SAR in determining the last known position of the aircraft. Following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a special multidisciplinary meeting regarding global flight tracking (MMGFT) convened by ICAO concluded that global tracking of airline flights should be pursued as a matter of prio