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Airlines Around the World Feeling The Squeeze

February 23, 2013
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This month we have heard another story of airline struggling to deal with costs. Chanchangi airline has said that high cost of aviation fuel in Nigeria is a huge setback for domestic airline operations.

Airlines now have to look at every aspect of their business in order to balance the books. There are lots of areas that you can make cut backs but using route optimisation as a part of flight planning is one, and getting a good deal on aviation messaging is another.

But even with these basics in place fuel remains crippling. Using a contract fuel supplier will help – but this year at the Avalon air show Australia showcased aviation biofuels as the roadmap for the future. More on that story later…

Australian aviation biofuels showcased at Avalon

Australian aviation biofuels showcased at Avalon – picture courtesy of ABC

ARINC Direct Exhibit at MEBA 2012

December 6, 2012
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The Al Maktoum International Airport is hosting the much acclaimed MEBA event, where ARINC Direct will be exhibiting this month.

ARINC Direct will be showcasing its ConnectOnboard Communications System at MEBA. This latest product in a host of flight support services for business aviation delivers complete ACARS messaging, utilizing an iPad application as the user interface, high quality voice using an iPhone or Android device, and managed email.

“This is fertile ground for ARINC and we are delighted to be expanding our portfolio of services and resources in readiness for the growth,” said James Hardie. ”Our ability to support the widest cross-section of customers with continually evolving products and innovations is an advantage that is the envy of our competitors.”

For more details on the passenger communications, flight support or flight deck communications services offered by ARINC Direct please visit the ARINC Direct Business Flight Planning site.

Gloucestershire airport boosts business with runway

October 23, 2012
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To attract more business aviation Gloucestershire airport has extended its runway, said the airport’s head of operations, Darren Lewington,”Although only 12m of additional tarmac has been laid, the removal of obstacles nearby and the creation of an overrun means the landing distances available for aircraft have increased by up to 150m,” he added “The extra runway distances make a huge difference to the operators of the larger aircraft that currently use the airport and will generate additional business for us,”

Mr Lewington also said, “Business aviation movements make up around 5% of the take-off and landings, but they generate 30% of our revenue.” A large volume of activity is from general aviation aircraft, with approximately 70,000 actions annually. “With the closure of Filton airport, near Bristol, at the end of the year, there is already additional demand from corporate aircraft flying to the southwest of England. We are ideally placed to serve high net worth individuals in this region, as well as the Birmingham and Oxford catchment,” he adds.

Business aviation remains significant for airports across the country but increasingly as costs rise for operators they are looking for new, cost effective ways of running their businesses. Flight operations can be a significant outlay, and whilst operators cannot compromise on safety there are now solutions to make improve efficiency of all aspects of operations. ARINC Direct for example offer complete solutions for business aviation including all aircraft communications, flight support and planning services and even ancillary services such as aircraft broadband. For further information please visit the ARINC Direct website.

SwiftBroadband uptake booms

October 4, 2012
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The uptake of SwiftBroadband (SBB) services among business aviation users continues at a cracking pace. Simultaneously, ARINC Direct has continued to design and implement new products and services to support this.

Cabin hotspot functionality eases the burden of managing the costs of SBB by enabling usernames and credit card billing. This is an attractive concept, too, with charter operators, and has also been taken up by corporate flight departments wanting to manage costs and budgets across departments using the business jet. Other management functions such as usage alerts have also been added.

If a customer has SBB and uses ARINC Direct’s iPad app they have a completely dynamic aviation information platform that surpasses traditional methods of obtaining flight data. At the half-year mark ARINC Direct’s customer base in EMEA and Asia Pacific had already achieved over 15% growth. The ARINC app is available on the Apple iTunes store.

ARINC Direct has been at the forefront using web enabled technologies since the business unit was founded in 2003, and the increasing availability of web access, suitable hardware and client-based application technology presents new opportunities for the way in which it interacts with its customers. Almost half of all ARINC Direct customers are now using the iPad app.

For more information on ARINC Direct SwiftBroadband service please click here.

ARINC gets RAK Airport contract

October 1, 2012
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ARNIC is to implement multiple airport systems at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
Ras Al Khaimah:ARINC Incorporated, has won a multi-million dollar, 10-year contract to implement multiple airport systems at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in the UAE.

The project, which involves the design, supply and installation of ARINC’s core suite of airport passenger processing solutions, as well as advanced airport operational systems, will include common use passenger processing systems (CUPPS) and boarding operations at the expanding airport. The deal was announced on Sunday in Abu Dhabi at the 18th World Route Development Forum (World Routes) by Tony Lynch, Regional Director, ARINC Middle East & Africa, and Andrew Gower, CEO of Ras Al Khaimah International Airport.

The installation of VMuse/CUPPS, L-DCS, AirVue (FIDS), AirDB (AODB), InfoHub and Multi-Channel at RAK, in what will be the first off-site hotel check-in and bag drop in the region, will also equip the airport with future intelligence that will change the way in which people use it today.

It is anticipated that the number of CUPPS workstations and services will increase during the lifetime of the contract, as not only is the existing terminal being expanded, but there are plans for a new passenger terminal, dedicated to charter activity. Tony Lynch highlighted that ARINC won the bid through its close collaboration and consultation with the team at RAK Airport.

“We spent 18 months carefully ascertaining their requirements,” he said. “From a small hosted L-DCS the scope has been extended to the airport-wide suite of products which has now been ratified.”
“RAK International Airport’s current expansion will see the airport ready to receive the steadily increasing number of passengers over the next few years,” said Gower. “We are confident that ARINC is the right partner in this programme as their refreshing approach and industry knowledge ticks all the boxes for hi-tech, efficient, integrated airports. We needed a partner who could embrace the concept of taking the airport out into the wider Ras Al Khaimah, the resorts, hotels and the city.”

To find out more about ARINC’s vMuse product please visit their site: http://www.vmuse-enterprise.com/

In Focus: Air Communications from ARINC Direct

September 25, 2012
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ARINC Direct Passenger Communications & Flight Support

ARINC Direct Passenger Communications & Flight Support

Recently I came across a web site that assists all of us within the business aviation industry with a fantastic range of services at an affordable cost.  The services, from ARINC Direct, range from passenger communications to flight deck communications and flight support solutions.

ARINC Direct is a leading supplier of data link communications for the business aviation industry, with products and services specifically geared to meeting the unique set of challenges we face. Over half of the world’s business jets rely on ARINC Direct for communication needs.

There is a high demand from passengers for high speed broadband connections whilst in the air. ARINC Direct offer an integrated satellite service, allowing ARINC Direct to offer a complete collection of onboard internet products that are easy to use. This allows passengers to stay connected whether for private or corporate use throughout the flight. The services can also increase the cabin crew efficiency by collecting real time CRM data, resolve any customer issues in flight, book onboard transfers, and track lost baggage.

Flight planning can be made simpler and more efficient with the help from ARINC Direct. With a suite of flight planning services from ARINC Direct you can benefit from airway slot management, advanced route planning, runway analysis and heaps more. They provide flight plans tailored to your aircraft ensuring accurate trip times, fuel consumption and routes. These flight plans are made available by data link or disk, ensuring error free loading on the flight management system.

ARINC’s Flight Deck Weather Graphics are cost effective and reliable. Their support covers either the Honeywell Primus Epic® or Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21® avionics suites offering next generation services.  ARINC Direct are the only service provider that can boast of radar data outside of the continental United States, delivering the most up-to-the-minute weather in the flight deck.

ARINC Direct are the leader in aviation technology solutions — in the air and on the ground —and are committed to the business flight industry. To discover more find them on: business-flight-planning.com.

In Focus: Understanding Type B Messaging

September 5, 2012
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ARINC have developed a consultancy service to help understand Type B Messaging. By using their message calculator tool on their website it is possible to ascertain immediately an idea of the size of potential saving can be seen.  ARINC can decrease Messaging costs, simplify IT and communication setups and foresee future needs by working with their clients in a consultative manner.

Having 80 years of aviation communications experience, ARINC understands Type B. They work with airlines in consultation on current messaging environment and give a clear understanding of how Type B is being used, with a view of how an improvement can be made. They also look to the future, offering alternative methods of message delivery where appropriate. This is all reported to the client for a comprehensive business case.

Recommendations will cover use of alternative techniques such as the internet, XML, or SOAP. Airlines will be able to reuse and optimise existing internet infrastructure, which will cut down on high cost leased technology.

Due to security mandates, increased passenger data etc. the impact of Type B costs have greatly increased. ARINC are dedicated to reducing costs and are confident an analysis will provide immediate savings.

Find out more by viewing the website: typebcheck.com

Mobile Flight Planning Solutions

September 1, 2012
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Whilst looking at various business aviation products I came across a service from ARINC Direct that allows pilots to use mobile devices to access flight planning services – ARINC Direct Mobile. Pilots are able to manage most of the flight planning without a computer. They can create, amend or cancel a flight plan as well as send messages to and fro from the aircraft with the reliability we would insist on.

Mobile Flight Planning Solutions

With these mobile devices pilots have access to real time text and graphic weather reports, are able to order fuel, have radar and have access to airport information -getting the most up to date information available for flight planning.

ARINC Direct Business Aviation Solutions is known world over to be the most capable company in the industry to provide private jet owners and operators with a level of innovation, technology and service. We can rest assured when we use the services from ARINC Direct for passenger & crew communications and flight support services of a first class service.

For more info:  business-flight-support.com

Realise the potential of next generation passenger connectivity

August 30, 2012
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ARINC are offering airlines the next generation of passenger connectivity and personal electronic device support with their product Cabin Connect.

ARINC work in partnership with Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband solution to deliver enhanced bandwidth so that airline passengers can now surf the internet, send and receive email, and use universal messaging all through their own portable electronic device, be that laptop, tablet computer e.g. iPad or Playbook, smart phone or portable gaming devices.

ARINC Cabin Connect SwiftBroadband

ARINC Cabin Connect SwiftBroadband

Alongside this ARINC offer AirCrew connect, a solution offering cabin crew connectivity to allow crew to become more efficient and offer a better level of customer service to passengers inflight. Cabin crew can now act as a concierge service for those important passengers, can collect real time CRM data as well as active fault finding and reporting. Anything that can be done on paper can now be logged and sent while inflight, allowing airlines to enjoy increased operational efficiencies.

Thanks to AirCrew Connect it is also possible to do real time fault finding, providing increased efficiencies as any issues with the IFE or onboard systems can either be remedied in flight (dependent upon the airline’s IFE hardware provider) or engineers can be booked to be waiting on stand for the aircraft to arrive at its destination, thus decreasing the amount of downtime the airframe requires.

Supporting various commercial models, ARINC can work with airlines to find the best unique solution to offer to your passengers and crew, creating differentiation and increased value that can help to promote passenger loyalty.

To find out more about the service please visit the ARINC Cabin Connect website.

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.