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JUN 19, 2003 (newstodate): EUROCONTROL has named ARINC to be the datalink service provider for its busy Maastricht Upper Air Center as part of its LINK 2000+ program.
ARINC will deploy a network of 12 VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 ground stations this year to support CPDLC, or controller-pilot data link communications, above flight level 245 in the skies over Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and northern Germany - some of Europe's busiest airspace.
LINK 2000+ will start with a limited set of CPDLC messages and expand the message sets as appropriate. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), American Airlines, and Lufthansa will be the first operators to participate in the LINK 2000+ program.
ARINC will deploy a network of 12 VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 ground stations this year to support CPDLC, or controller-pilot data link communications, above flight level 245 in the skies over Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and northern Germany - some of Europe's busiest airspace.
LINK 2000+ will start with a limited set of CPDLC messages and expand the message sets as appropriate. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), American Airlines, and Lufthansa will be the first operators to participate in the LINK 2000+ program.