ARINC and Aviation Software Deliver a Major Interline Baggage Solution for Aero Port Services

Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Incorporated and Aviation Software, Inc. (ASI) today announced the successful launch of a real-time baggage tracking system for interline baggage at Los Angeles International Airport. The customer is Aero Port Services (APS), the interline baggage services provider at LAX.

The new tracking system combines GPS and airline data to report actual locations of interline bags in real time—the first scanning tracking system in the U.S. with this capability. As many as 43 airlines are expected to use the system, which went operational in October.

The technology is based on ASI’s commercial BagTrak^TM software, with collaborative assistance provided by APS. ARINC is ASI’s preferred network integrator and provides required baggage service data via its global aviation network.

“APS serves all its customer airlines at LAX with reliable transport of passenger luggage,” stated Robert Yim, Chief Operating Officer of Aero Port Services. “Now we can provide an even higher level of service with accurate interline baggage tracking—as well as alert messaging, multi-directional communications, and immediate data availability—all tools not available anywhere else.”

Gordon Rosen, President & CEO, Aviation Software Inc., said “This new tracking system will help APS to enhance interline performance at LAX through the revolutionary integration of automated GPS, bar-code scanning, cellular, and Wi-Fi. It is a true real-time track-and-trace solution.”

Yun Chong, ARINC Vice President, Aviation Networks, said “Precise bag tracking is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and interline tracking is especially difficult. The ASI-ARINC solution at LAX is a significant breakthrough that fills a major need.”

“The airlines are very enthusiastic after seeing the new APS tracking system in operation,” said Ed Goldblum, LAX Interline ATA / IATA baggage consultant. “This represents a big step forward in our mission to continuously improve baggage transfers for the benefit of all our airlines and their customers.”

The system’s BagTrak technology gives airlines intelligent decision support with real-time Internet-based GPS information, airline movement messages, itinerary, and baggage messages, all helping to take the guesswork out of baggage management. BagTrak is fully compliant with all baggage message requirements including BSM, BTM, BPM, BUM and with IATA regulations.

ASI (Aviation Software Inc.) is a leader in advanced technologies for all facets of business in the airline industry. Its BagTrak^TM, CargoTrak^TM and MailTrak^TM solutions work individually or in unison to streamline baggage, mail and cargo data into a unified system. For more information, visit the web site at www.aviation-software.net.

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: 09-124

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