Clue Linking Mysterious Boeing 737 Max Disasters Came From Space
- New network of satellites can track all flights around globe
- U.S., Canada said plane had similar path to earlier tragedy
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The first concrete evidence of a possible link between two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes came from space.
A new satellite network capable of tracking planes in high fidelity across the globe captured the flight path of the Boeing Co. 737 Max that crashed Sunday. The data was critical in persuading the U.S. to join the rest of the world in grounding the jet, according to industry and regulatory officials.