{"id":22810,"date":"2023-07-19T05:45:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=22810"},"modified":"2023-08-06T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T23:45:25","slug":"new-datalink-mandate-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/new-datalink-mandate-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"New Datalink Mandate in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective July 13, if you’re flying in France<\/strong> above FL195<\/strong> and you have ATN CPDLC – you must use it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the recommendation of the Eurocontrol Operational Focus Group (OFG), France is the first European country to mandate CPDLC logon<\/strong> in their airspace after Karlsruhe UAC (EDUU), Maastricht UAC (EDYY), and Cyprus (LCCC). The OFG recommendation is the result of the review of several incidents by ATCOs from 22 ANSPs.<\/p>\n

What do you mean by “France”?<\/h4>\n

Anywhere in the LFFF, LFEE, LFMM, LFBB, or LFRR FIRs.<\/p>\n

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Where have they announced this?<\/h4>\n

In AIC 10\/23<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Click to download PDF.<\/p><\/div>\n

The AIC says the mandate only applies if you’re “capable and eligible”. What does that mean?<\/h4>\n

You’re capable and eligible if all<\/strong> of the following three things apply:<\/p>\n