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Outfitted with what they call adsb out which is the -- avionics equipment that gathers the data and transmits it to the satellite. so theyre giving the air carrier, the owners of the aircraft, time to retrofit their fleets. its an expensive process. but youre right. 2020 seems an awful long time to be able to track aircraft over open ocean. ads sbch dchl adsb is not designed specifically for that but to increase efficiency of the air traffic control system. we can do better, quicker, theres tech...
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