ARINC Names Italian Aviation Specialist A-ICE as its Channel Partner for Italy

Annapolis, Maryland—The EMEA Division of ARINC Incorporated today announced its Channel Partnership with A-ICE (Aviation-Information & Communications Engineering), a leading Italian specialist in aviation electronic systems.

A-ICE becomes the first organization to join ARINC’s recently announced Channel Partner program, which is designed to offer highly efficient check-in systems and other modern automation for mid-size and smaller airports.

“ARINC is delighted to welcome A-ICE as the launch member of our Airport Channel Partners Program,” stated Tony Chapman, ARINC EMEA Senior Director ITS. “The principals of A-ICE have years of experience in the airport technology marketplace, and a strong relationship with the Italian Air Transport community.”

“This opportunity to work with ARINC is very exciting,” said Pierfrancesco Musumeci, Director Sales and Marketing, A-ICE. “We can leverage their advanced product line to offer a new level of automation and efficient operation to airports that previously would not have considered adopting such technologies. As a customer-focused IT company, we are always proactive in delivering high value and cost-effective solutions for our customers. ARINC’s airport technologies fit well into our philosophy of constantly updating our solutions portfolio.” ARINC today also announced that it has recorded its first two system sales under the new Channel Partner Program by working with A-ICE at airports in Italy.

“We have new contracts in Verona and Brescia in the north of Italy,” continued Chapman. “These wins demonstrate the success of the ARINC Channel Partner concept. We are now able to market, sell and deploy ARINC’s technology at airports by leveraging a partner's local contacts and workforce.

A-ICE has installed 130 common-use workstations for check-in and departure at Verona and Brescia. The Verona installation is a full server-based deployment of ARINC’s industry-leadingvMUSE^TM common-use technology, initially serving 21 airlines. At Brescia, A-ICE has deployed ARINC’s vMUSE Express^TM technology, an Internet-enabled check-in solution that reduces installed costs and system hardware requirements significantly.

ARINC is one of the world’s largest providers of airport passenger systems, with implementations at more than 400 airports. ARINC Channel Partners have wide operating latitude to source, sell and install airport systems and provide ongoing maintenance. ARINC Channel Partners principally locate and engage with airport opportunities, then rely on technical services provided by ARINC.

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: 09-094

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