Technology that might have averted the Atlas Mountains tragedy has existed for years but has been resisted by aviation industry . 'Uninterruptible autopilot system ' would allow ground controllers to activate mode that can not be turned off on jet . But support has stalled amid fears of dangers of eliminating pilots and possibilities of so-called cyber-hijacks .
Technology that might have averted Alps tragedy has existed for years but has been resisted by aviation industry . 'Uninterruptible autopilot system ' would allow ground controllers to activate mode that can not be turned off on jet . But support has stalled amid fears of dangers of eliminating pilots and possibilities of so-called cyber-hijacks .