It is really amazing how things go full circle and if you wait long enough, history repeat itself… even in air traffic management terms. There will be some amongst our readers who still remember how the saga of air/ground digital link began in the late 80s, early 90s. Back then, at about the same time,… Continue reading The big ACARS scare, air/ground digital link and the iPad. What is the connection?
Tag: VDL Mode 2
American Airlines in Chapter 11 Protection – Memories of Another Day
It was a sunny afternoon in Brussels when we gathered with Russ Chew of American Airlines and my boss from IATA in our little garden in Zaventem to discuss how to proceed with the implementation of air/ground digital link and controller/pilot digital link communications (CPDLC). American was deeply unhappy with the way the FAA was… Continue reading American Airlines in Chapter 11 Protection – Memories of Another Day
Headache
Every so often I wake with a splitting headache which is bad enough as it tends to persist the whole day… Even worse however is the rather somber view I have at times like that of our beloved aviation world. When I think of airports, I see not the runways and the aircraft parked at… Continue reading Headache
ADS-B and MLAT – No technology war
There will still be people who remember what a VHS cassette looked like and a few who remember the epic technology war between Betamax, System2000 and VHS. More recently, the Blu-Ray disc won in a similar battle in the consumer electronics field only to face quick extinction as the world moves towards on-line entertainment distribution.… Continue reading ADS-B and MLAT – No technology war