Seven major Asian airlines recently signed up for AviNet AirportSM wide-area network service from ARINC. The Asia Pacific Division of ARINC says Air China, Air Macau, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Dragonair, and Korean Airlines are now using AviNet Airport service to support their international passenger operations in the region and around the globe. ARINC’s AviNet Airport solution handles both legacy and modern IP applications using a single connection. It is available to airlines using ARINC’s MUSE common-use passenger systems at airports around the world. With AviNet Airport, airlines can support a wide range of applications from ticketing to flight information. This secure, cost-effective and robust networking solution also minimizes network downtime and interruptions. It supports the aviation industry’s connectivity requirements for check-in, ticketing, baggage handling, fueling, gate management, flight information display systems (FIDS), ground handling operations, and many other applications in the airport environment.