Speaker Bio

Greg Saccone has worked for more than 30 years in the aeronautical data link communication area. At Boeing he works in the Airspace Operational Efficiency group on advanced air traffic management concepts, research, operational trials, and implementation, specializing in data link communication and flight data processing. He is the focal for Internet protocol suite projects at Boeing, leading both internal and joint industry research projects, and is currently the co-chair of the Airlines Electronics Engineering Committee (AEEC) Internet Protocol Suite for Aviation Safety Services group. Additionally, he has been active in the ICAO Aeronautical Communications Panel and the RTCA SC-214 NextGen Data Link group, serving as co-chair of the Validation Subgroup.
Prior to joining Boeing, he was the technical director of data link research and development projects at Raytheon Canada, investigating implementing and integrating data link applications into flight data processor functionality of Raytheon commercial and military air traffic control systems. He also authored various Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN) data link industry standards and acted as the air-ground applications sub-group chairman for the ICAO ATN Panel.
Greg holds a degree in electrical engineering with honors and has several patents on aeronautical communications and air traffic management innovations.