SEATTLE: As search teams scour the seas around Southeast Asia for signs of a Boeing 777 airliner that has been missing more than a week, the current technology for tracking of flights is under intense scrutiny.

The good news is that plans for the world’s airliners include new satellite flight-tracking technology that by 2020 should cover much of the planet, including polar and mid-ocean areas that are beyond the reach of radar.

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