Must aircraft equipped for FANS data link comply with the Regulation?
FANS aircraft with an initial individual airworthiness certificate issued before 1 January 2014 are exempted from the provisions of the DLS IR for their whole lifetime. FANS aircraft with an initial individual airworthiness certificate issued after 1 January 2014 can not be exempted on the grounds of FANS-equipage, they must equip in compliance with the IR unless an exemption case is managed in accordance with Additional Exemption Cases, Article 14 of DLS IR. Note 1: The exemption for FANS equipped aircraft in DLS IR Article 3.4(a) states that the requirements for aircraft operators to ensure that their aircraft have the capability to operate data link services do not apply in the case of: “aircraft with an individual certificate of airworthiness first issued before 1 January 2014 and fitted with data link equipment certified against the requirements of [EUROCAE Document ED-100 or ED-100A]” Note 2: The referenced EUROCAE Documents specify the “Interoperability Requirements for ATS Appl
