Better, Faster Cheaper, Right?
ARINC Incorporated has
teamed with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to
help aircraft operators in the Caribbean and South American flight
region (CARSAM) achieve the compliance they will need for operation
in RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum) airspace.
IATA will help commercial and business aircraft operators obtain
aircraft modifications and approvals, and ARINC will provide a
broad range of aircraft services, along with convenient local RVSM
monitoring from airports in the region, using new technology.
RVSM airspace, already used in Europe, saves time and fuel by
permitting optimal flight paths in congested areas. North America
will implement RVSM in January, 2005, and IATA has taken a
leadership role in assisting the CARSAM Regional Monitoring
Authority, CARSAMA, with implementation to meet the same
schedule.
"IATA is proud to take
a leadership role in RVSM implementation in the CARSAM region, and
is very pleased to partner with ARINC, a company with extensive
experience in RVSM," stated Peter Cerda, IATA's Regional Director
of Safety, Operations & Infrastructure. "The combined talents
of IATA and ARINC will provide customers with the highest quality
RVSM information, as well as efficient, professional service."
ARINC will perform RVSM modifications either at customer
locations in the CARSAM region, or at its FAA/JAA-certified repair
station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For -MORE-CARSAM aircraft
that are registered in the U.S., ARINC can also prepare the RVSM
approval applications required by the FAA, supporting airworthiness
of the aircraft, training of flight and maintenance crews, and
correct RVSM maintenance practices.
"This is another step in our mission to support the aviation
community with timely implementation of RVSM," stated Dave
Poltorak, ARINC Vice President of Business Aviation Services.
"ARINC brings to this program more than 7 years of experience in
RVSM monitoring and aircraft systems integration. Our goal is to be
the first place the customer turns for assistance-a complete source
of RVSM knowledge and capability."
ARINC now offers same-day/next-day scheduling of RVSM monitoring
flights from 8 North American locations: San Francisco (SAN),
Oklahoma City (OKC), Colorado Springs (COS), Toronto (YYZ),
Baltimore and Washington (BWI/IAD), Virginia (SHD), and Miami
(MIA). Many ARINC flight specialists are bilingual in Spanish and
English for better service to customers from the CARSAM region.