ARINC - Airport Systems Integration Services

ARINC Incorporated today launched a suite of advanced passenger technologies for the opening of the new 5-story International Terminal at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Also known as Tokyo International Airport, Haneda is Japan’s busiest airport, and following today’s opening it will share the handling of international flights with Narita International Airport.

Under a contract from Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation (TIAT), ARINC has deployed more than 200 passenger check-in and departure workstations at the new International Terminal. ARINC’s advanced vMUSE^TM common-use passenger technology will allow international airlines to share the available counter space and make the most efficient use of the new Terminal facilities.

ARINC has also installed 40 common-use passenger kiosks at the International Terminal, using its advanced SelfServ^TM technology. The kiosks will support the diverse check-in applications of the growing number of carriers at the Terminal. As an alternative to check-in counters, kiosks are preferred by many travelers because they speed up the check-in process.

With both its domestic and international terminals becoming fully operational, Haneda Airport expects to handle many more flights in the near future. “We anticipate a growth in passenger volumes after the expansion of Haneda airport. Therefore, we need to ensure that the airport systems deployed are able to support this increased traffic and at the same time provide new passenger conveniences. ARINC is able to understand our requirements and provide solutions to meet them,” commented Mr. Hirofumi Kagawa, TIAT’s Manager of Facilities Planning.

ARINC has also equipped the new International Terminal with its efficient BagLink^TM Baggage Messaging System. Already in use at many other major airports, ARINC BagLink provides a proven interface between airline host computers and the airport’s baggage sortation system, for reliable and efficient operations.

Jim L. Martin, Managing Director of ARINC’s Asia Pacific Division, said “It is our pleasure to work with TIAT on the deployment of passenger systems at Haneda. Our past experiences working with other airports in the region have given us ability to fully understand and achieve the expectations that TIAT has set for this project, and we look forward to supporting them further moving forward.”

Haneda Airport (HND), formerly Tokyo International Airport, is the primary base of Japan's two major domestic airlines, Japan Airlines (Terminal 1) and All Nippon Airways (Terminal 2). It also serves low-cost carriers Hokkaido International Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Skynet Asia Airways, and StarFlyer. Handling over 60 million passengers per year, Haneda Airport is by far Japan's busiest airport and ranks among the world's top five in passenger traffic. With its new international terminal in full operation Haneda is expected to have an annual capacity of 90 million passengers. For more information, visit the web site at www.tiat.co.jp/en/index.html.

ARINC Airport Systems is recognized as a leading innovator in air travel passenger technologies. ARINC’s highly efficient and reliable MUSE^® (Multi-User System Environment) family of passenger systems is found at more than 75 airports worldwide and used by 260 airlines carrying more than 300 million passengers a year.

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: 10-102

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