EBACE:Easing the way to the USA

Arinc Direct is adding electronic APIS filing (eAPIS) to its standard portfolio of flight services for corporate aircraft. The eAPIS service is available immediately for flights arriving or departing the United States and U.S. territories.
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Both Part 91 and Part 135 operators can build and submit flight manifest information on passengers and crew directly from ARINC Direct accounts.

Effective May 18, 2009, under APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) regulations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), pilots of private aircraft are required to transmit notices of arrival and/or departure, as well as traveler manifest information, to CBP electronically, a minimum of 60 minutes prior to departure. The voluntary compliance period ends on May 18, when electronic transmission becomes mandatory.

The ARINC Direct implementation of eAPIS allows operators to securely build and store their individual traveler (crew and passenger) data base, and provides the capability to create, submit, and track status of eAPIS manifests. A complete eAPIS manifest is created for printing, faxing, or e-mailing to carry on-board the aircraft for verification by CBP. The feature is fully integrated with ARINC Direct’s flight planning system, carrying over critical aircraft and flight information along with the computation of US border crossing points and times, necessary for compliant e-APIS filings.

 

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