FAA tracking all 737 Max flights around world with satellites

All Boeing 737 Max flights around the world are being tracked by US regulators who are keeping watch on the plane after its 20-month grounding. The FAA is using a network of satellites capable of tracking planes in even the most remote regions as if they were under surveillance by local radars, according to the agency. The data is being provided by Virginia-based Aireon, the FAA said Friday. Aireon, which reached an agreement in November to provide the FAA with expanded flight data, is tracking Max flights for unusual events, such as rapid descents, said Vincent Capezzuto, the company’s CTO. The monitoring began Jan. 29, Capezzuto said during a Feb. 12 webinar. “Recently, we engaged with them on a 737 Max monitor,” he said. “You can literally monitor it on a situational awareness display.” If any unusual events occur on the plane, “safety engineers and inspectors will use the early notification to further analyze the incident,” the FAA said.<br/>