Avionics
ADS-B taking hold in Europe
The promise of ADS-B is well known by now: provide quality surveillance at a lower cost than conventional radar and improve situational awareness in the co

The promise of ADS-B is well known by now: provide quality surveillance at a lower cost than conventional radar and improve situational awareness in the cockpit, thereby reducing the number of accidents or incidents–such as runway incursions–in the air and on the ground.

In Europe, Eurocontrol’s Cascade program aims to reduce ATC delays, increase safety and improve ATM efficiency by introducing ADS-B applications and an advanced set of controller pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) services. The main operational benefit of ADS-B, for European pilots and controllers too, is enhanced situational awareness.