Aircraft
ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe
This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc

This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for aircraft tracking and separation.

The Single Sky Committee of the European Commission, representing member states and Eurocontrol, is expected to approve the Surveillance Performance and Interoperability Implementing Rule (SPI-IR) identifying surveillance system performance and ground and airborne interoperability requirements for ADS-B this month. The rule should be published by year-end in the Official Journal of the European Union.