Avionics
Mandates Loom for Fans Data Link Communications
Bruce Bell, ICG technical support manager, points out components of a Fans-equipped flight deck, including an external SIM card reader and ICG’s ICS-120A Iridium communications system on the top shelf.
Bruce Bell, ICG technical support manager, points out components of a Fans-equipped flight deck, including an external SIM card reader and ICG’s ICS-120A Iridium communications system on the top shelf.

Mandates requiring business jet operators that fly to Europe to equip their aircraft for datalink communications with ATC are fast approaching. The price of non-compliance will be higher costs and longer trips as operators are forced to fly at sub-optimal altitudes and on less direct oceanic routes.