Control Centre claims first use of controller-pilot data link communication (CPDLC) over the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN) with a commercial flight, one of the key step toward moderinizing ATC in Europe and the U.S. The center used voice and data messages to communicate over the ARINC VHF Data Link Mode 2 with an American Airlines Boeing 767 equipped with Rockwell Collins avionics. Maastricht controlled several other aircraft at the same time, using conventional voice circuits.
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