Data Link Tested In AA 757; Delta To Join FAA Trials

An American Boeing 757 and Miami center controllers exchanged about 70 messages via data link during a recent flight, marking the first successful test of the controller pilot data link communications system (CPDLC) from an airliner flight deck. "The system performed beautifully," FAA Free Flight...

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