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In this paper, an overview of the NEWSKY project is given. This project is funded by the European Commission within the 6 th framework program and is scheduled to start in early 2007. The NEWSKY project is a feasibility study to clarify if it is possible to establish a heterogeneous network for aeronautical communications which is capable of integrating different communications systems as well as different applications into a single global aeronautical network. The envisaged applications comprise not only air traffic control and management but also airline and passenger communications
Schnell et al. (Tue,) studied this question.