CNN Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown April 14, 2014 03:50:00
System called adsb, automatic dependent surveillance broadcast. you're giving information that's sending directly from an airplane to a satellite and back down to a ground station that reports it. just similar to a radar situation. so air traffic control constantly knows where you are. and that system is available in the north atlantic. >> what do you mean from company to air traffic control? >> well, adsb is an air traffic control function where acars is more developed as a company-type function. in other words, taking engine data, other parameters at the company and dispatch dat that that th...
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