New ARINC Station in Panama Enhances GLOBALink^SM HFDL in Caribbean & South America Regions

Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Incorporated today announced it has deployed a new High Frequency Data Link (HFDL) station in Panama to enhance its GLOBALink^SM HFDL coverage.

The new station was installed recently with cooperation and logistical assistance from Panama’s Autoridad Aeronautica Civil, and with support from Copa Airlines, an extensive user of this service.

The new station reinforces ARINC’s HFDL signal coverage in the Caribbean and along the Pacific coast of Central and South America, adding an extra channel for increased messaging capacity.

"We would like to thank our good friends at Autoridad Aeronautica Civil and Copa Airlines for their support in making this new ground station possible in a very short time frame," stated Ron Hawkins, ARINC Vice President, Commercial Aviation Solutions. “ARINC is dedicated to supporting aviation throughout Latin America, and this station will improve HF communication on Central American and South American routes.”

David Lindskoog, Vice President, Flight Operations, Copa Airlines, said “This new ARINC data link station enables us to increase the effectiveness of communication and data transfer between our operations control center and our aircraft along all our routes, resulting in more efficient service and improved on-time performance.”

ARINC’s GLOBALink high frequency aeronautical voice and data link services are delivered over a network of 15 HF stations in key locations around the world. These HF services are uniquely cost-effective, delivering seamless coverage even on the remote Polar Routes. ARINC’s HF services provide an attractive alternative to more costly satellite-based communications offerings.

Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero República operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines currently offers 144 daily scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean through its Hub of the Americas based in Panama City, Panama. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. From the U.S., Copa offers nonstop service to Panama 20 times a week from Miami; daily from New York City (JFK) and Los Angeles; five times a week from Washington, D.C. (Dulles); and 13 times a week from Orlando. Aero República, the second-largest air carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines’ Hub of the Americas through daily flights from Bogotá, Cali, and Medellin. For more information, visit www.copaair.com.

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified. 

Release: 09-019

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