Skyscanner, Finnair and Amadeus join forces to boost conversion with direct booking

Like all retailers, airlines want to maintain close contact with their customers so that they can tailor their shopping experience and make it as simple and personalised as possible. With this goal in mind, Finnair is working with Amadeus to launch a new solution, Amadeus Altea NDC, which is based on IATA’s NDC (New Distribution […]

Travelport é reconhecida por certificação da Iata

A Iata trabalha desde 2015 com um padrão de certificação chamado NDC (New Distribution Capability). Há pouco mais de seis meses, a entidade anunciou a criação de certificados que reconhecem companhias que promovem a manutenção de tal certificação e, em 2017, companhias começam a receber o reconhecimento em certas categorias. É o caso da Travelport. […]

Travelport es el primer GDS con certificación NDC

Travelport se convierte en el primer GDS en recibir la certificación Aggregator Level One y el estatus IT Provider Level Two por parte de la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA), dentro del programa New Distribution Capability (NDC). Para las aerolíneas, esto significa que Travelport es capaz de integrarse con la Application Programme Interface (API) […]

An interview with Jeffrey Shane, General Counsel at IATA

Jeffrey Shane became general counsel at IATA in 2013, following several stints in private practice and at the US Department of Transportation. A week ahead of the IATA Legal Symposium in Washington, DC, he spoke to GTDT Aviation Law News about the industry group"™s priorities, regulatory overreach and the global harmonisation of drone rules. Our […]

Saudia takes modular approach to IATA"™s New Distribution Capability

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has decided to implement the International Air Transport Association"™s (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC) in a modular approach. Saudia has ordered eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft Saudia The carrier has appointed TPConnects, a leading technology solutions provider, as its NDC distribution partner to manage the NDC standard platform. Launched by IATA, the […]

IATA awards Hitit with highest level of certification for NDC technology

Good news for international airline IT provider Hitit: The company obtained the highest level of certification by IATA for its NDC standard. By this, Hitit is one of the few providers of airline IT technology to develop NDC services for inhouse and online distribution channels. In a global market where the aviation industry is increasingly […]

Merchandising, NDC y Generadores de Tráfico: oportunidades para el turismo

La venta de merchandising, el NDC y los Generadores de Tráfico son algunas de las oportunidades que visualiza Amadeus en la industria de viajes, según identificó el gerente general regional de Amadeus para el Sur de Latinoamérica en el reciente congreso de ACHET. Íñigo García-Aranda, gerente general regional de Amadeus para el Sur de Latinoamérica, […]

Iberia e Iberia Express están entre las 28 aerolíneas certificadas como NDC

La Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) ha certificado que Iberia e Iberia Express son aerolíneas New Distribution Capability (NDC). Ambas compañías aéreas han logrado esta certificación gracias al desarrollo de una interfaz de conexión directa de acuerdo con los estándares establecidos por el lobby aéreo. La Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) ha certificado […]

Amadeus se convierte en una de las primeras empresas del sector en recibir el máximo nivel de certificación de NDC de la IATA

Amadeus ha hecho pública la obtención de la certificación de NDC (nueva capacidad de distribución) de nivel 3, que la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) concede a proveedores informáticos. Este nivel constituye la última etapa del proceso de certificación de NDC de dicho organismo. De esta forma, las compañías que emplean la nueva solución […]