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source ↗The aeronautical fixed service (AFS) is a telecommunication service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and economical operation of air services.1 ("Air service" means any scheduled air service performed by aircraft for the public transport of passengers, mail or cargo.2) The AFS is provided by voice and data networks, including AFTN, AMHS and CIDIN.3
However, any aeronautical radiocommunication between specified fixed points belongs – in accordance with article 1.20 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – to the Fixed service.4
See also
See also
References
References
- ICAO: Air Traffic Services, Annex 11 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chapter 1 Definitions. 2001.
- ICAO: Convention on International Civil Aviation, Doc 7300/9. 2006. http://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/7300_9ed.pdf
- EUROCONTROL: AMC and European Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS). 2012. "AMC and European Aeronautical fixed service". Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – article 1.20, definition: fixed service / fixed radiocommunication service