Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss, pictured with Prime Minister John Key, said the Civil Aviation Authority was monitoring an initiative being led by Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo / NZME.
New Zealand is keeping a close watch on an initiative that will allow planes to be more easily found if they disappear like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
No trace of MH370 has been found nearly a year since its disappearance while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
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Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the Civil Aviation Authority was monitoring an initiative being led by Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The new system will enable planes to be tracked every 15 minutes, as opposed to the previous rate of 30 to 40 minutes.
The trial, which will begin in Brisbane, will likely use satellite-based positioning technology already standard on most long-haul aircraft.
