Airbus Offers Air Traffic Control Better Flightpath Prediction

Thierry Dubois December 17, 2020
Hamburg Airport tower
Credit: Airbus
LYON–Airbus is offering an automated datalink transmission of an aircraft’s predicted flightpath from the flight management system (FMS) to air traffic control (ATC) in preparation for a 2028 mandate in Europe. Called trajectory-based operations in four dimensions (4D-TBO), the fourth dimension in...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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