ACARS - Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System

ACARS is a digital datalink system used for the transmission of messages between aircraft and ground stations, using telex formats. It is, essentially, text messages exchanged between air traffic control (ATC) or the airline, and their airplanes.

The system was designed by ARINC in 1978 and was adapted by most airlines in the late 1980s. The aim was to reduce the crew workload by saving on the amount of voice transmissions the pilots would have to make.....

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