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Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System

Title English: 
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
Acronym English: 
ACARS
Definition English: 
In aviation, ACARS is a digital datalink system for transmission of short messages between aircraft and ground stations via airband radio or satellite. The protocol was designed by ARINC and deployed in 1978, using the Telex format. More ACARS radio stations were added subsequently by SITA.
Title Arabic: 
نظام توجيه وتبليغ المعلومات عن طريق الاتصالات من الطائرات
Domain: 
International Instruments
Subject: 
Corporate Names/Bodies
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SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCAP/CDR/7