Aeronautical Message Handling System
Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS) is a standard for aeronautical ground-ground communications (e.g. for the transmission of Flight Plans or Meteorological Data) based on X.400 profiles. It has been defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In order to facilitate the transition from legacy protocols to this new standard EUROCONTROL with its European member states launched an ambitious project called ECG (European or EATM Communications Gateway) to develop a gateway between AFTN (Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network) and AMHS. The ECG was developed by the French manufacturer THALES and the German manufacturer COMSOFT. Several AMHS systems in Europe installed in Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, at EUROCONTROL sites in Belgium and France, Portugal and Macedonia are derived from the ECG. The first AMHS connection in Europe is in operational use since February 2005 between the Air Navigation Service Providers of Germany and Spain.Also other regions of the world benefit from the European ECG initative for the introduction of AMHS: The Air Naviation Service Providers of Taiwan since 2005 while Australia, Philippines, Singapore, and the Arabian Emirates will be ready for AMHS in 2007 by using ECG technology.
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