Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

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Arinc has jumped into the crowded market for wireless Internet access in airline cabins with the unveiling of its new <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2010-01-27/cabin-electronics-special-report">Cabin Connect</a> suite of products, using Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband connection. The new service will allow passengers to connect online with their own portable electronic devices, through either free access provided by the airlines or prepayment when they buy their tickets.
Other new projects at Arinc–a long-established flight-planning and data specialist–include integrating electronic flight bags into the cockpits of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific’s airplanes, as well as introducing new self-service check-in kiosks at smaller airports such as Belfast City in Northern Ireland, and expanding its <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/nbaa-convention-news/2010-10-13/europe-preps-high-altitude-regs">GlobaLink VHF datalink network</a>, concentrating on boosting coverage in Asia. It has also won a contract with Spanish carrier Vueling for its Acars [aircraft crew addressing and reporting system] message management service.
In August, Eurocontrol selected Arinc to provide a test system to validate the functioning of VDL Mode 2 (VDL2) avionics for ATC communications in 2013. The company will install a new laboratory at the Eurocontrol Experimental Center in France. Operators must gradually retrofit aircraft to allow them use of controller-pilot datalink communications in European upper airspace beginning in&nbsp; February 2013.
The company has also invested heavily in its advanced passenger information exchange (Apix) for border control and plans to launch three more new products in early October. These are Apix Infinity, an entry-level passenger data analysis tool; Apix + PNR (passenger name recognition) for advanced passenger information messaging with PNR verification; and Apix + iAPI, which offers interactive API messaging. Arinc is also introducing AviSec, a new flat-rate pricing concept for airlines to help them better manage the costs of transferring API to government agencies. AviSec can handle and convert multiple formats from different airline systems and safely transmit data over Arinc’s AviNet network.
Arinc recently also announced that it will provide security systems in support of the FAA’s initiative to allow air traffic controllers back in the cockpit for training purposes, which authorities haven’t allowed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The U.S.-based company is enhancing its widely used cockpit access security system to include screening of air traffic controllers as well as pilots.

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