Article Excerpt: US regulators are set to condone a form of “texting while flying” under the new 17-year, $1 billion-plus Data Communications Integrated Services (DCIS) contract, set to be awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration in June.

Bidders revealed so far include prime contractors ITT Exelis, Harris and Lockheed Martin, with the winner set to operate the ground infrastructure and integration engineering services for air and ground components of the next-generation air transportation system (Nextgen) communications system for the duration of the deal.

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Article Source: Flightglobal