Airports Authority Of India Will Be Upgrading 25 Airports
If you followed the news in 2011, it would be easy to reach the
conclusion that politicians in general, and one major party in
particular, don't value aviation as a contributor to the US
economy. That doesn't appear to be a problem in Maryland.
Earlier this month, ARINC joined Maryland Governor Martin
O’Malley (State of Maryland image from YouTube) and First
Lady Katie O’Malley on a historic trade mission to India with
a delegation of more than 100 Maryland business leaders, educators
and elected officials—the largest-ever trade mission
delegation from Maryland.
The primary objective of the trade mission was to create new
investment opportunities for Maryland businesses looking to enter
or expand into Indian markets, and for Indian companies looking to
enter U.S. markets by locating in Maryland.
One of the highlights of the mission was a meeting between
India’s Minister of Civil Aviation Mr. Vayalar Ravi, Governor
O’Malley, and ARINC’s Asia Pacific Managing Director
Mr. Jim L. Martin, to discuss the modernization of India’s
airports, with reference to a recent tender issued by the Airports
Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade 25 of its airports.
O’Malley, a Democrat, mentioned that Maryland is one of
the top technology states in America, and ARINC has had an
established and outstanding record in helping airports worldwide
enhance operations and improve passenger services by leveraging the
latest cutting-edge technologies. The company is in an excellent
position to help AAI achieve its goals of modernizing their
airports, and requested the minister to provide opportunities to
help ARINC grow in India.
“I am pleased to support ARINC—one of our top
Maryland companies and an outstanding corporate partner—in
their bid to upgrade more than two dozen airports in India,”
said Governor O’Malley. “Maryland’s recent
mission to India yielded impressive results with nearly $60 million
in deals between Maryland and India companies. We are hopeful that
ARINC is successful in expanding its already successful operations
with the Airports Authority of India.”
Mr. Jim L. Martin said, “I would like to express my deep
sense of pride and appreciation to Governor O’Malley for
personally attending this meeting with us and endorsing ARINC for
India and the recent AAI tender. With his help, we hope to work
closely with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI and other industry
consortiums to help airports in India achieve world class
standards.”
Among other matters that were discussed during the meeting were
ARINC’s intent to expand its VHF radio infrastructure in the
sub-continent, and increase its human resources to better support
customers in India.
ARINC, Incorporated provides communications, engineering and
integration solutions for commercial, defense and government
customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Annapolis,
Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore.
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