With improved data sharing, coordination and situational awareness, commercial space flights eventually will be able to “file-and-fly like any other operator in the airspace,” the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) says.
ALPA President Capt. Joe DePete told the association’s “Safe Skies for All” conference in Washington on Thursday that the success of both commercial aviation and commercial space operations depends on sharing the airspace. The conference coincided with publication of an ALPA report on the safe integration of commercial space operations into the U.S. National Airspace System.
“ALPA’s vision for the integration of commercial space moves from accommodation of space activities, which we have today, to better interoperability via data exchange, improved coordination and situational awareness in the near- to mid-…
