Data Comm Use For Aircraft Gains Momentum

Credit: Nigel Howarth/AW&ST
The introduction of data communications between pilots and air traffic control, a key technology in the FAA’s NextGen effort, is running well ahead of schedule, and operators that are not taking advantage of it could be left behind. The so-called “data comm” effort began about four years ago and...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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