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UPS Launches Data Comm Trial at Newark Liberty
A UPS MD-11 conducted the first revenue flight from Newark Liberty International Airport using ATC data communications in mid-May. (Photo: UPS)
A UPS MD-11 conducted the first revenue flight from Newark Liberty International Airport using ATC data communications in mid-May. (Photo: UPS)

UPS MD-11 pilots and controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey started communicating by text messages in May under the Federal Aviation Administration’s data communications (data comm) departure clearance (DCL) trials program. The FAA expects United Airlines, British Airways and other carriers will begin participating this summer.