Special Committee 246 (SC-246) was established on February 13, 2026, named Standards for Air Traffic Data Communication Services. SC-246 was formed to continue the work that SC-214 performed by developing ATS Datalink Application standards. This was in response to a request from the FAA for a new Special Committee to develop documents in support of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) for services in defined environments through 2040.

RTCA SC-246 works with EUROCAE WG-78 to develop technically equivalent standards for the safety, performance and interoperability requirements for the Air Traffic Services (ATS) supported by data communications to be implemented in the United States by the NextGen Data Communications Program and in Europe as part of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) operational improvements.

For additional meeting summaries, please contact the Program Director: Alexander Para