SC-214 (Joint with EUROCAE WG-78)

Standards for Air Traffic Data Communication Services

SC-214 was established at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop standards to define the safety, performance and interoperability requirements for Air Traffic Services (ATS) supported by data communications. Data Communications in support of the NextGen Air Transportation System and Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Initiatives will introduce services that allow evolution from the current workload intensive, voice-based air traffic control concepts, to collaborative, management-by-exception operations. Advanced data links between ground and airborne systems are envisioned to increase sector-based traffic capacity allowing greater user access and more efficient flight routing.

Established - March 22, 2007

Chairman -

Paul Mettus
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Designated Federal Official

Gregg Anderson
Federal Aviation Administration

Secretary

Jane Hamelink
THANE, Inc.

RTCA Program Director 

Harold Moses
RTCA, Inc.

Safety and Performance Standard for Advanced ATS Data Communication

Interoperability Standard for Data Communication Via ATN

Interoperabiltiy Standard for Data Communication Via ARINC 623

Interoperability Standard for Data Communication Via a Mix of ATN and FANS-1/A