ARINC Incorporated today announced it has formed a new subsidiary, ASES LLC, doing business as ARINC Aerospace. The new company will specialize in the modification, modernization, upgrade and maintenance of aircraft for the military, government, and commercial marketplaces.
ARINC Aerospace assumes most of the operations of ARINC’s former Aerospace Systems Engineering & Support (ASES) business unit.
Michael A. Young, who led the ASES division as Vice President for the past eight years, has been named Vice President of the new company, ARINC Aerospace. Approximately 500 ASES employees will also be transferred. ARINC Aerospace will have two divisions: Aircraft Integration, Modification, & Maintenance, and Aircraft Logistics & Sustainment.
“We have re-aligned our divisions to focus on our core capabilities within the marketplace, with the major focus on aircraft,” Young stated. “Our mission is to provide high quality, independent, and cost-effective aircraft modification and sustainment solutions to the aerospace industry.”
In the transition, ARINC’s other major defense division, Defense Systems Engineering & Support (DSES), will assume some engineering and support requirements of ARINC Aerospace, including SETA (Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance) engineering and A&AS (Advisory & Assistance Services) support. This will enable ARINC Aerospace to pursue installation contracts with large defense engineering firms without engineering conflict.
ARINC has recently experienced exceptional success as a subcontractor to large primes, servicing U.S. Air Force, Navy, and State Department aircraft. It is currently upgrading large C-130 transports for the Indonesian Air Force fleet.
“ARINC has consistently offered high value and fast turnaround times at our AS9100 Certified aviation facilities, making us very competitive,” added Young. “As an independent corporation, ARINC Aerospace will be able to target modification and maintenance contracts more closely, and deliver more value to our customers.”
Among the ARINC facilities being transferred to ARINC Aerospace are the company’s large Aircraft Modification and Operations Center near Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which includes the area’s two largest commercial aircraft hangars, and ARINC operations near Warner Robins AFB in Warner Robins, Georgia.
“By realigning ARINC’s defense contracting capabilities, we have developed a more customer-focused, responsive, and efficient organization,” Young concluded.
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.
