ATC
Europe ready to start datalink com in 2005
While the FAA has decided to postpone the introduction of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) in the NAS, Eurocontrol has stated its intent to

While the FAA has decided to postpone the introduction of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) in the NAS, Eurocontrol has stated its intent to move forward with an ambitious datalink-implementation program.

AIN has obtained a copy of Eurocontrol’s plan, which will be presented at the ICAO Air Navigation Conference (ANC) in Montreal in September. The Eurocontrol position paper sets out an aggressive schedule for datalink implementation in European airspace, as part of its Link 2000+ ATC initiative, a wide-ranging program similar in many ways to the FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP).