The new station was recently installed 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. 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. ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide and is ISO 9001:2000 certified.