Controller-Pilot Data-Link Communications
CPDLC reduces the number of voice messages by using a VHF or satcom link for routine messages, which are displayed on FMS or ACARS screens in the cockpit. Think of it as the flight deck equivalent of wireless e-mail with instant messenger on your laptop. In concept, shifting routine transmissions...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.