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Afrincan plans to set up a Russian office next year to tap growth in commercial and business aviation in the market.
The aviation electronics specialist already has contracts with Russian airports and business jet operators for its infrastructure and inflight offering. Andy Hubbard, vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, says that even though the market has long been of interest, a meeting with potential customers this year prompted Arinc to step up its engagement in Russia.
Business outside the U.S. has seen large growth for the company over the last decade, now representing 30% of its profits, notes Randy Pizzi, vice president, international.
The move comes as Arinc also is looking to broaden its product offering. At next month’s National Business Aviation Association conference, it plans to roll out its first iPad application for pilots. It also will launch this week its Cabin Connect Suite at the Apex conference in Seattle to provide airlines an inflight wi-fi offering. Arinc would either provide the hardware and backbone or piggyback existing onboard equipment.
A launch customer has not yet been secured, says Lee Costin, director of satellite solutions and cabin services. But talks with several airlines are advanced. Business jet operations may precede airline service, though, in part because it will be faster to implement the system. Costin says the retrofit is designed for an A check or heavy A check to speed installation.
As part of the Cabin Connect Suite the company also is offering an AirCrew Connect module to allow cabin crew to interface with the airline’s ground services and, for instance, alert engineers about IFE malfunctions so they can be fixed more rapidly.
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