ARINC

ARINC
Type Private
Industry Airports, aviation, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and transportation
Founded 1929 as Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
Headquarters Headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland; EMEA Regional Headquarters in London, United Kingdom; Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters in Singapore; and more than 120 locations worldwide.
Key people John M. Belcher: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Revenue $919 million USD (2006).
Owner(s) Carlyle Group
Employees 3,200
Website arinc.com

Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, is a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and transportation. ARINC has installed computer data networks in police cars and railroad cars and also maintains the standards for line-replaceable units.

ARINC is owned by the Carlyle Group, which acquired the company in October 2007. It is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland and has two regional headquarters: London (established in 1999) to serve the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region and Singapore (established 2003) for the Asia Pacific region. ARINC maintains more than 3200 employees at over 120 locations worldwide.

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History

ARINC was incorporated in 1929 as Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated. It was chartered by the Federal Radio Commission (which later became the Federal Communications Commission) in order to serve as the airline industry’s single licensee and coordinator of radio communication outside of the government. The corporation's stock was held by four major airlines of the day. Through most of its history, ARINC was owned by airlines and other aviation-related companies such as Boeing until the sale to Carlyle.

Not much later ARINC took on the responsibility for all ground-based, aeronautical radio stations and for ensuring station compliance with FRC rules and regulations. Using this as a base technology, ARINC expanded its contributions to transport communications as well as continuing to support the commercial aviation industry and US military.

ARINC also developed the standards for the trays and boxes used to hold standard line-replaceable units (like radios) in aircraft. These permit electronics to be rapidly replaced without complex fasteners or test equipment.

In 1978 ARINC introduced ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System), a datalink system that enables ground stations (airports, aircraft maintenance bases, etc.) and commercial aircraft to communicate without voice, but data, due to the datalink system being integrated with aircraft systems via a Communications Management Unit (CMU), such as fuel quantity, weight on wheels, Flight management system (FMS), etc.

ARINC has expanded its business in aerospace and defense through its ARINC Engineering Services subsidiary.

Activities and services

Though mostly known for its standards, standardization is only one major area of ARINC activities.

Standardization and aviation industry activities

Aviation industry activities are managed through three dedicated committees[1][2]:

ARINC services

ARINC services include:

Standards

400 Series

The 400 Series describes guidelines for installation, wiring, data buses, and databases.

500 Series

The 500 Series describes analog avionics equipment used on aircraft such as the Boeing 727, Douglas DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 737 and 747, and Airbus A300.

600 Series

The 600 Series describes the design foundation for equipment specified per the ARINC 700 Series

700 Series

The 700 Series describes the form, fit and function of avionics equipment installed predominately on transport category aircraft.[6]

800 Series

The 800 Series comprises a set of aviation standards for aircraft, including fiber optics used in high-speed data buses.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aviation committees". ARINC. http://www.aviation-ia.com/index.html. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
  2. ^ "AEEC, AMC, & FSEMC:Aviation Industry Activities Organized by ARINC". ARINC. September 2008. http://www.aviation-ia.com/IA_Overview_08Oct.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
  3. ^ "What is an ATR Box?". http://www.atrbox.com/arinc_enclosures/atrboxes.html. 
  4. ^ "Flightgear-users - ARINC 424". http://baron.flightgear.org/pipermail/flightgear-users/2002-December/002695.html. 
  5. ^ "FAA Standards, Category: Aeronautical". http://ato-p.se-apps.faa.gov/faastandards/TrmQuery.cfm?Cat=23. 
  6. ^ "ARINC Store, 700 series". https://arinc.com/cf/store/catalog.cfm?prod_group_id=1&category_group_id=4. 
  7. ^ "ARINC Standards store, 800 series". https://www.arinc.com/cf/store/catalog.cfm?prod_group_id=1&category_group_id=63. 
  8. ^ "Application Note AN-ION-1-0104". CAN-based Protocols in Avionics. May 2010. https://www.vector.com/portal/medien/cmc/application_notes/AN-ION-1-0104_CAN-based_protocols_in_Avionics.pdf. 
  9. ^ "ARINC 827 adoption". April 9, 2010. http://www.aviation-ia.com/aeec/draft_documents/827_adoptionNotice.pdf. 

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