SITA is the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology is supporting Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, in the launch of its Iris service, providing Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) for the first time across the satellite network over continental Europe. The service delivers an additional air/ground communications channel providing increased capacity to the overall air traffic control communications system in Europe.
The pre-commercial flight phase of the Iris program began in January, with easyJet as the launch airline. Additional airlines are expected to join the Iris service during 2024.
SITA’s ATN Backbone Service distributes messages (principally air traffic control clearances) between pilots and air traffic controllers in both air-to-ground and ground-to-air directions. The Viasat Iris satellite communications service securely delivers CPDLC and ADS-C messages directly…
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