Modern tracking technology might have helped solve the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 . The search for MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board, has been a global effort involving more than 1,000 ships and aircraft from around the world. Most airliners use ground radar instead of satellites ; tracking over oceans is spotty , at best .
Modern tracking technology might have helped solve the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 . A year after MH370 vanished , airline tracking is still largely the same . Most airliners use ground radar instead of satellites ; tracking over oceans is spotty , at best .