Avionics
Budget cuts kill Miami CPDLC trials
Effective October 1, the FAA’s trials of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) at Miami will be no more.

Effective October 1, the FAA’s trials of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) at Miami will be no more. Citing high costs and limited operator participation, agency officials have decided to discontinue the trials until nationwide implementation can be achieved following completion of the en route automation modernization (ERAM) program, which is estimated to occur between 2009 and 2011. The FAA plans to divert its already budgeted fiscal year 2005 CPDLC operating funds to initiate studies of a future national CPDLC strategy.