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U.S. air communications comes into this century; FedEx to test new system

The Federal Aviation Administration has chosen FedEx Express and Memphis International Airport as a proving ground for a text message-based enhancement of flight management computers. FedEx officials said about 70 aircraft, Boeing 777s and MD-11s, are equipped to participate in trials of the FAA’s data communications technology. Aviation International News online reported Monday that the [...]