Mystery of Flight MH370 -- Why isn't Black Box Data also uploaded in real-time via satellite, via internet, to data cent

[Tedward]

Cost. If it is not legally required then all that has to be dealt with and stored then deleted in a correct way. The uplink will cost, the equipment will cost and in this day and age, all businesses are looking to cut costs.

Imagine all the required storage and frequencies required to do this, I doubt there enough resources for such. All the flights in a single day from one major carrier will amount to a big expense and guess w=ho would pick up the bill?