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Originally Posted by oilyfan
Airbus 340
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Originally Posted by oilyfan
I have always questioned why there hasnt been a move to fully automated data exchange between the aircraft and the ground - supplying operating information. I realize that this is an immense amount of data - the transfer part of equation is the problem, you would have to use satellites or transfer an this immense amount of data. At some point in time we will see a move to this.
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It's for the same reason we're using relatively ancient VHF communications... aviation tech is somewhat slow moving forward because of the extensive certification processes to implement something worldwide, and thus extensive cost.