Connected Aircraft (CA)
The FAA’s vision for an info-centric National Airspace System (NAS) centers around operations enabled by an integrated information regime supported by enhanced system-to-system communications. This vision builds on the Next Generation Air Transportation System foundation in three key areas, or pillars: operations, supporting infrastructure, and integrated safety management.
Each pillar includes several capabilities. Connected Aircraft (CA) is one of the capabilities in the infrastructure pillar, which will serve as enablers that will facilitate the exchange of information using relevant technologies based on the performance need. The CA technologies will also support unmanned vehicle operations.