Air Routing International
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Air Routing International (commonly called Air Routing or ARI) , a Rockwell Collins
company, is a leading worldwide provider of international trip support and corporate flight handling since 1978. It is also the new home for Ascend™ International Trip Quotes.
Air Routing International was founded by Rudy Fabre, Tom Balousek, and Richard Wilkens in 1978. The founders developed a network of agents in markets throughout the world, with a base concept that has been instrumental in creating the international trip support services industry.
ARI guides corporate flight planners and pilots through the challenges of domestic and international air travel, providing services that range from international permits and route planning to weather reports and refueling.
ARI's philosophy, dating back to the 1970s, is to develop and maintain long-term business relationships around the world and equally provide a level of service and technology innovations to operators that is unparalleled in the aviation industry.
The company's technical platform, Flight Manager™, the cornerstone of ARI's client interface, was introduced in 1998 and has become the premiere online aviation web application for corporate aviation. Flight Manager, in tandem with ARI's expert staff, is used by flight departments to obtain current flight details on their planned trip.
"The basic thrust of our business hasn't changed much in 30 years," said Tim Maystrik, Vice President of ARI. "The requirement of getting somebody from point A to point B is the same. The key changes are the utilization of technology, expertise and expanding our global agent relationships."
ARI has been expanding its service offerings since its inception which, today, include arranging on-board catering, ground transportation, and hotel reservations for business, private, and government flight operations. Air Routing International and its associates, Wilkens Weather, Air Routing Fuel and Air Routing Card Services, maintain its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins, Inc. is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers.- History :...
company, is a leading worldwide provider of international trip support and corporate flight handling since 1978. It is also the new home for Ascend™ International Trip Quotes.
Air Routing International was founded by Rudy Fabre, Tom Balousek, and Richard Wilkens in 1978. The founders developed a network of agents in markets throughout the world, with a base concept that has been instrumental in creating the international trip support services industry.
ARI guides corporate flight planners and pilots through the challenges of domestic and international air travel, providing services that range from international permits and route planning to weather reports and refueling.
ARI's philosophy, dating back to the 1970s, is to develop and maintain long-term business relationships around the world and equally provide a level of service and technology innovations to operators that is unparalleled in the aviation industry.
The company's technical platform, Flight Manager™, the cornerstone of ARI's client interface, was introduced in 1998 and has become the premiere online aviation web application for corporate aviation. Flight Manager, in tandem with ARI's expert staff, is used by flight departments to obtain current flight details on their planned trip.
"The basic thrust of our business hasn't changed much in 30 years," said Tim Maystrik, Vice President of ARI. "The requirement of getting somebody from point A to point B is the same. The key changes are the utilization of technology, expertise and expanding our global agent relationships."
ARI has been expanding its service offerings since its inception which, today, include arranging on-board catering, ground transportation, and hotel reservations for business, private, and government flight operations. Air Routing International and its associates, Wilkens Weather, Air Routing Fuel and Air Routing Card Services, maintain its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Memberships and affiliations
- National Business Aviation AssociationNational Business Aviation AssociationNational Business Aviation Association or NBAA, is a non-profit and nonpartisan 5016 corporation based in Washington, DC, United States. The Association represents more than 8,000 companies....
, Inc. (NBAA) - European Business Aviation AssociationEuropean Business Aviation AssociationEuropean Business Aviation Association or EBAA, is a non-profit association based in Belgium that has existed since 1977. Its 400 member companies span all aspects of the business aviation sector in Europe and elsewhere...
(EBAA) - Middle East Business Aviation AssociationMiddle East Business Aviation AssociationMiddle East Business Aviation Association or MEBAA, is a non-profit corporation based in Dubai, UAE. The Association has existed since 2004 and as of this writing, represents 62 members....
(MEBAA) - Asian Business Aviation AssociationAsian business aviation associationAsian Business Aviation Association or AsBAA, is a non-profit corporation based in Hong Kong. At the time of this writing, The Association represents 39 members....
(AsBAA)
External links
- www.airrouting.com — Air Routing International
- www.airrouting.com/tripquotes.html — Ascend™ International Trip Quotes
- www.flightmanager.com — ARI Flight Manager