US and Europe teamed up to rethink aviation connectivity

The European Aviation Safety Agency and the United States Federal Aviation Administration have launched a joint cooperative initiative to rethink aviation connectivity, publishing a White Paper proposal for modernizing and harmonizing the communications of aviation data up to 2035. Airbus and Boeing, as stakeholders, contributed to the study, providing insights and information that enabled EASA and the FAA to craft the vision presented in the document. Aviation connectivity supports the many air-to-ground data exchanges that are essential to support safe and sustainable air traffic management (ATM) and efficient air operations. Switches are currently supported by a set of technologies that rely heavily on limited bandwidth links, such as very high frequency (VHF) datalink and first-generation aviation Satcom. While these technologies have served the aviation community well for decades, the systems currently in place are fragmented and not always interoperable. According to the parties, it is necessary to look to the future and adapt the system to modern standards, using technologies such as broadband. The main design objectives were that the future connectivity landscape should provide the required levels of security, protection, and performance, as well as sufficient capacity. Another objective was to make efficient use of the bandwidth spectrum already allocated to aviation, without the need to request additional dedicated bandwidth. The white paper outlines a jointly proposed vision for the future aviation connectivity landscape, based on a combination of aviation-specific solutions (VDL Mode 2 and Satcom Performance Class B) that will deliver security and performance and commercial broadband solutions. Together they will enable high capacity and efficiency at a lower cost. – https://aeromagazine.uol.com.br/artigo/eua-e-europa-se-uniram-para-repensar-a-conectividade-da-aviacao.html