Controller-pilot data links were well on their way in the U.S. in 2002.
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The pilot and air traffic controller discussed options, including landing at Teterboro airport in New Jersey, the official said.
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Europe also has controller-pilot text messaging in use at two air-traffic control centers, and should have its system fully implemented by 2015.
Canadian authorities say 50% of the planes flying in the eastern part of the country can make use of Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications.
It does not mean leaving pilots completely free to steer their own course like car drivers, but it does transfer more responsibility for plotting a route and following it to the pilot, with the ground controller keeping an eye on things.
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