ATC
Mandated ADS-B In Is Out, but ADS-B Out Is Still In

An Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), tasked by the FAA to advise on ADS-B in introduction strategies, has recommended that the system not be mandated. In large part, this is because many of its potential applications have yet to be fully defined so the benefits payback period on an operator’s investment in the near future would be well outside the typical three-year standard for the major airlines, considered the system’s predominant user group. The ARC estimated that today, 18 to 20 years might be closer to the mark, and suggested that a three-year return is unlikely before 2028, which is therefore regarded as the likely starting point of airline fleet equipage. In turn, this would suggest an ADS-B in mandate would not occur until sometime after 2030.

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