[LINK] Flash drives in the sea?

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:42 PM 29/04/2014, Stephen Loosley wrote:

>When so much is connected to the Internet, why is the aerospace 
>industry using technology that predates fax machines to look for 
>flash drives in the sea?

Good question.
Answer: the same reason they didn't switch to long-life batteries 
after the French crash in the Atlantic - cost.
Most airlines are broke and running on the smell of an oily rag. Add 
anything to the cost that isn't required by regulation and they freak out.
Keep in mind they type of people who are CEOs of these things. Put 
the face of Alan Joyce on there and you'll understand.

Plus airflight has been the safest in history in the last 4 years, so 
to even think about the need for anything that adds cost will get sneered at.

My $.01 (won't compete with Frank)
Jan



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