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CommutAir Picks ARINC For Passenger Security Reporting

August 30, 2012
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CommutAir has chosen the ARINC AviNet Global Data Network Solution to transmit crew Advance Passenger Information to ensure adherence with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) passenger reporting requirements. The new proprietary reporting guidelines were created by CBSA in response to privacy and data quality concerns.

CommutAir said it selected ARINC to create a customized solution that would comply with CBSA’s new Data Acquisition Solution guidelines. On behalf of the carrier, ARINC will perform the required message format and communications protocol conversion to meet CBSA guidelines.

CommutAir is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont with operations centered in Cleveland, Ohio and Newark, New Jersey. The company provides regular flights into Toronto and between more than 20 cities throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern U.S.

ARINC can examine the aviation messaging needs of any aviation user, and make a quick check of potential savings easily available through an online calculator. ARINC says “We understand Type B messaging better than anyone. That’s why we’ve developed a consultancy service to help you understand it too. Use our message calculator tool to gain an immediate idea of the size of your potential saving and then contact us to confirm the numbers”.

The online calculator can be found at: ARINC Type B Check

Bad weather costs commercial aviation $27 billion

August 30, 2012
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that 70% of all aviation delays are caused by weather events, costing the U.S. $27 billion in lost productivity annually.

With two-thirds of these delays preventable with better flight planning, the public and private sector are working together to improve how air traffic controllers and pilots identify and manage weather.

The FAA’s Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control modernization program has already begun to improve the National Airspace System and transform the way we fly. NextGen is moving aircraft navigation from traditional ground-based radar systems to a global constellation of satellites and upgrading air traffic communications infrastructure to enhance real-time data availability and enable effective collaboration through information sharing.

For business jet owners and operators flight planning for weather events can be challenging. Balancing cost and service is a necessary part of business aviation. Flight support and flight planning services, such as those offered by ARINC direct are invaluable.

As an FAA QICP-certified weather provider, ARINC Direct offers a multitude of services—including a wide array of text products and hundreds of prognostic charts and animations with the most detailed weather data customised to operational needs with both real-time and forecast weather charts, including U.S. NEXRAD and worldwide radar and satellite imagery.

For more information on how ARINC Direct can help business aviation users balance cost with exceptional service please visit the ARINC Direct Flight Support page.

In Focus: Aviation Type B Messaging Uses

August 21, 2012
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After the many technological advances we have seen over the last months and years we wanted to do a focus piece on one of the fundamentals in aviation communications for business aviation and commercial airlines, and how one company has lead the way in providing Type B communications.

AviNet Type B messaging provides reliable and economical messaging for mission-critical business-to-business communications for the aviation industry. Processing over 15 million messages daily to over 700 industry users worldwide, AviNet Type B is used for a variety of message types including GLOBALink ACARS®, passenger reservations, weather data, and flight planning.

ACARS

ACARS (or Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is a type of aircraft communication system which was designed by ARINC to replace the VHF voice service (the voice service was used for all communications between aircraft and ground stations before the introduction of data link). The ACARS system was first introduced in 1978. ACARS is the only data link infrastructure with pole-to-pole global coverage, therefore used to deliver the critical reliability airlines depend on all their flights.

Passenger reservations

Passenger reservation is part of the process of an airline computer reservation system. The system contains airline schedules, fare tariffs, passenger reservations and ticket records. Passenger reservations are offered as part of ARINC’s AviNet Type B messaging.

Weather Data

Weather data or weather reporting is part of flight operations. ARINC offers the latest weather prediction and reporting services to the aviation industry and airports around the world. ARINC’s Graphic/Text Weather Service (or G/TWS) provides near-real-time graphic and text weather information to flight crew using GLOBALink data link services.

ARINC also provides terminal weather information to aircraft taking off or landing, including precipitation data, gust fronts and wind shear microbursts information within 15 nautical miles of the airport. The ARINC meteorological data collection and reporting system collects real-time weather reports such as wind and severe weather advisories.

Flight Planning

Flight planning is the process of describing a proposed aircraft flight and the flight plans produced typically involves two safety-critical components: fuel calculation and compliance with air traffic control requirements. These components ensure aircrafts can safely reach the proposed destination and to eradicate the mid-air collision risks. Appropriate flight planning also minimises the costs of flights by choosing the optimal route, height and speed; and also by minimum on board fuel load for the proposed journey. Flight planning requires accurate weather forecasts to calculate the impact on fuel consumption due to head or tail winds and air temperature.

For further information please visit: http://typebmessaging-avinet.com

ARINC Flight Information System Selected for Hilton Philadelphia Airport

May 28, 2012
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This month we heard from ARINC, the world’s leading provider of managed IT services and support for airports and airport facilities, that the Hilton Philadelphia Airport has implemented the ARINC microFIDS(TM) flight information system to enhance customer service and revenue at its location adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport.

ARINC microFIDS technology enables the hotel to deliver focused information to both types of guests: at-a-glance flight info for airport travelers and promotional and events-focused content for longer-term guests.

Providing on-site flight status information, the hotel makes it easy for guests to spend any delays in the comfort of the hotel rather than the airport. The addition of ARINC’s patented iSMART technology makes it easy for the hotel to add customized content and promotions that drive traffic to hotel services and increase revenue.

ARINC offers solutions to business aviation users, as well as large scale operations. In Europe ARINC Direct offers a whole host of flight planning and flight support services to business jet owners and operators. Including everything from in-flight broadband for passenger communications to mission critical messaging and other flight deck communications to fuel planning and graphical weather ARINC Direct aim to keep pricing affordable through unique pricing structures for this market. More details can be found at www.business-flight-planning.com.

ARINC Flight Information System Selected for Hilton Philadelphia Airport

ARINC Flight Information System Selected for Hilton Philadelphia Airport

 

Airbus Corporate Jets Moves to Push Sales

May 28, 2012
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Airbus has been making appearances at more aviation events than ever – 11 planned this year.

Currently at EBACE with an ACJ319 ACJ is showing off the impressive cabin to as many potential buyers as possible. The ACJ319 carries 19 passengers and has two private rooms that convert to bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom.

Airbus has secured 60 orders for VIP versions of its widebody airliners since the mid-1980s, and 110 narrowbodies since launching the Airbus Corporate Jet family in 1997.

The business jet market continues to perform well in most countries, despite the current economic conditions, but owners and operators are becoming increasingly conscious of economic constraints.

In order to create a more effective operation many owners and operators of business jets are turning to ARINC Direct solutions for flight planning, flight deck communications and flight support.

ARINC Direct offers unsurpassed reliability and 24/7 support to its customers who benefit from simple pricing structures. For more information please visit: www.business-flight-support.com

Airbus Corporate Jets Moves to Push Sales

Airbus Corporate Jets Moves to Push Sales

Focus on Type B Messaging

May 23, 2012
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Focus on Type B Messaging

Focus on Type B Messaging

This week I wanted to look at aviation Type B Messaging. Type B messages are kept short using a series of codes depicting the message type and contain certain application data in specific places within the message. The IATA specified standards are so efficient that the 20 million daily messages would fit on a home use memory stick.

Whilst the standard has not changed for some time, the technology we use to send Type B Messages constantly evolves. We heard this week that the latest Esterline PilotView EFB has launched a new processor and is approved for real-time ACARS messaging over VHF-based and satellite services.

For business aviation users, Type B Messaging can be a complex and expensive area of mission critical messaging. ARINC offer a unique service to calculate your Type B Messaging costs using a simple online calculator.

ARINC says: “Use our message calculator tool to gain an immediate idea of the size of your potential saving and then contact us to confirm the numbers.”

For more information please visit: www.typebcheck.com

Technology Leaps Ahead in Flight Decks

May 23, 2012
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Technology Leaps Ahead in Flight Decks

Technology Leaps Ahead in Flight Decks

This week we heard about the release of the Garmin® G5000 Flight Deck for Learjet 70 and Learjet 75. This is one of many examples of how quickly aviation technology and tools for flight planning and flight operations evolves.

The Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft cockpits feature high-resolution, wide aspect ratio displays with a multi-pane display capability. Primary flight information can be displayed to both the pilot and co-pilot along with four other viewing windows capable of showing moving maps, charts, checklists, aircraft system synoptics pages, TAWS, TCAS, flight planning information, live weather radar and other broadcast weather products.

Flight planning tools and flight deck data communications are areas that required to utmost accuracy and reliability. The current market leader in these areas is ARINC, ARINC Direct serves the business aviation community with the latest advances in technology, with unsurpassed reliability whilst being mindful of commercial constraints faced by business jet owners and operators.

For more information of the range of flight planning services available please visit:  www.business-flight-support.com

ARINC Direct Flight Planning via iPad

May 23, 2012
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ARINC Direct Flight Planning via iPad

ARINC Direct Flight Planning via iPad

Everyday technology is increasingly seen in aviation now, and this has moved another step further ahead with ARINC’s push towards flight planning and flight operations technology being available through the iPad.

Since October ARINC have been offering parts of their service via iPad, and functionality has been increasing as pilots move away from the traditional pen and paper.

James Hardie, director of ARINC Direct’s Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific operation, says 50% of the roughly 2,500 subscription holders for the service have logged in with iPads in the past month.

The latest software version provides annotation capability to the iPads, allowing pilots to update certain documents during a flight and automatically send PDF versions to the operations centre or other location upon landing.

ARINC Direct offer flight planning technology to business aviation users across the world. For more information on their full range of services please visit: www.business-flight-planning.com

Revolutionary US Airspace Messages?

May 22, 2012
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Aviation Messaging

Aviation messaging will undoubtedly change in the future – but how can we keep current costs low whilst retaining reliable performance?

The DCIS (Data Communications Integrated Services) programme will next month reveal who will play a part in changing aviation messaging. Identified as one of the ‘foundational’ NextGen programmes, it not only improves controller productivity by automating the delivery of routine clearances but also moves the FAA towards its ultimate vision of trajectory-based operation.

The construction of NextGen will enable real-time communication between controllers and flight crews through the use of modern digital data transmissions instead of analogue voice technology, allowing aircraft to fly safer, more efficient routes and ease congestion in major metropolitan areas nationwide.

The DCIS contract will provide ground-to-ground and air-to-ground segments of the data communications system, with special attention paid to the interoperability of the data communications services and avionics.

In the meantime aviation messaging continues to be an area of substantial cost and responsibility for all aviation users, especially within business aviation where costs can be significant. Business aviation users are recommended to seek to use providers who cater especially for this market. ARINC offers business aviation one such service.

The ARINC AviNet Type B Messaging services are built on a technologically advanced platform that provides high availability and throughput; but can help business aviation users you to understand existing the Type B profile and work towards decreasing costs and simplifying infrastructure. For more information please visit: typebmessaging-avinet.com

 

Restructured Regional Coverage for ARINC Aviation Voice Network

April 23, 2012
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Last week we heard that ARINC Incorporateds Air/Ground Domestic Radio VHF voice service in North America announced that it has restructured its regional network design. The Air/Ground Domestic Radio VHF voice service has been restructured from 12 separate networks into 6 regionally divided networks operating on 6 frequencies across the continental United States. This change improves the ease-of-use for the air crews while maintaining the high quality of service and availability customers expect from ARINC. The network restructuring is the final phase of a system-wide technology refresh, including digital connectivity and replacing analogue radios with state-of-the-art digital transceivers. The digital connectivity and radios have demonstrated greater voice clarity, improved reliability, and real-time network monitoring. The digital technology also allowed ARINC to make the overnight transition with minimal service interruption.

As the critical communications medium for thousands of today’s commercial and business aircraft, it is vital for ARINCs VHF voice radio service to respond to the requests of our users, said John Metzger, Program Director, ARINC Aviation Voice Services. The new regional network structure offers a single frequency for each region to minimize frequency changes across our customers’ major route structures. This will greatly improve the air crews ability to select the correct frequency relative to aircraft position and reach the ground for priority company communications.

Even with the increased use of data link communications, VHF voice radio remains the industry standard used by commercial air carriers and business and general aviation. VHF voice radio enables airlines to communicate emergency or other non-routine situations to company dispatch, maintenance and medical advisory services, limiting unnecessary diversions and providing the critical communications link from the aircraft to the ground.

ARINC Direct offers a full suite of flight planning, flight support and flight deck communications solutions for business aviation. For the full range please see: www.business-flight-support.com.