Thesis: The skies are getting more and more congested with air traffic, the need for new technologies to make it safer are evident.
I. Air traffic is getting worse every day.
A. There are 36 different air navigation service providers in Europe.
B. Increase cooperation between air navigation services.
II. The introduction of FAB s, Functional Airspace Blocks, to increase safety.
A. FABEC, Functional Airspace Blocks Europe Central, connecting the skies of Europe.
B. Maastricht Upper Area Control Center is the busiest ATC.
III. Landmark technologies and Operational concepts are used to help keep the skies safe.
A. Trajectory based technologies.
B. Enhanced radar data
IV. CPDLC (Controller-Pilot Data-Link Communications)
A. Data Link Technologies
B. 4D concept
Question: What computer technologies do you recognize being used in the videos?
Question: What benefits are derived from the application of computer technology to controller - pilot communications?
Question: What are the challenges or risks of using CPDLC?