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Everybody in coach to watch tv? >> it is really a scandal. there is absolutely no reason why an airplane can be continuously sending its information on its health to the ground so they can station parts and mechanic at the next destination so the airplane can be dispatched quickly and not provide information that would be necessary to investigate an accident. it is the same information essentially. it's the same electronic media that is used and if you are worried about somebody looking at the information to enforce a rule against the pilot, store the information on the cloud unless there is a...

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To broadband internet at home. it's a place named one america's most veteran friendly employers. next is information and entertainment in ways you never thought possible. welcome to what's next. comcastnbcuniversal. welcome back. now for our money lead. it's a question casual observers of the story have wondered since pretty much day one instead of where on earth, how on earth. in the era of nsa with everyone basically carrying a tracking device, how on earth did we lose a giant plane? the airline industry is still relying heavily on tracking technology that was cutting edge on d day and wha...

Tarmac. atika went inside, she was ready to fly with them. they would not let this plane take off. it's pretty shock. shocking. we're going to speak with the commander. we'll get the latest on this latest, very irritating development. >> up next, other planes have it. sophisticated technology that can track a jet in real time. reporting technical emergencies immediately, so why was that machinery not on the boeing 777? ♪

Both in the united states and around the world anytime soon. >> is there a cheaper detection that would be of the quality that one could use to find this plane? >> well, the faa mandated that by 2020, such a cheaper fit or cheaper technology will be placed on airplanes that would enable them to be spotted easier by air traffic controllers as well as pilots and other aircraft, but again, this is 2014. that's still a number of years away. >> do you think this type of incident, the flight 370 incident, would be a catalyst to push the industry towards this type of technology or the airline executi...