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I wonder if the "technical" issue would have anything to do with measures we (the US) may currently be taking against Iran? Could just be a Boeing related erro

I wonder if the "technical" issue would have anything to do with measures we (the US) may currently be taking against Iran? Could just be a Boeing related error, but that is definitely one of the hottest places in the world tonight. Edit: Just so this isn't misconstrued as me implying that the US shot down the plane or something, I meant some sort of passive signal scrambling type thing that would confuse instruments on the plane. Not knowing a lot about the technical possibilities of all this, just wondering.

mopsi 7y ago
Navigation systems are built on very conservative assumptions. They fall back to autonomous inertial guidance, if satellite and ground-based navigation aids become unavailable. This reduces airspace throughput (airplanes need larger separation distances due to lower navigation accuracy), but is completely safe. See: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/2276 https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/2276