IATA records three new initiatives

The Direct Data Service (DDS) was launched as an evolution of the PaxIS product into a more powerful business intelligence offering.

The foundation standard for a new distribution capability (NDC) will be proposed during October at the World Passenger Symposium in Abu Dhabi , the IATA Innovation and Partnership Awards (IPA) will replace the long-standing Eagle Awards with a broader approach recognising industry excellence.

IATA Director General and CEO, Tony Tylerat said Direct Data Service (DDS, with the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC), DDS. DDS is an evolution of PaxIS and an even more powerful business intelligence tool.

The understanding of travel patterns facilitated by PaxIS is already helping airlines, airports, governments, and tourism businesses among other customers.

He was addressing the 68th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit held in Beijing To move beyond the relentless legal challenges by Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) to PaxIS (primarily concerning data control), over the past two years IATA worked to obtain airline data directly from the airlines themselves.

In addition to what is provided in the PaxIS product, DDS will also offer direct sales data for airlines that have chosen to provide this. DDS is a more powerful business intelligence tool than PaxIS or the combined capabilities of MIDT data products.

DDS is available for purchase from the participating carriers.

Only airlines that contribute their data subscribe to DDS, which contains 76 percent of the total data for global indirect sales.

There are commitments from airlines to build thisquickly, and we expect to reach 85 percent coverage of indirect sales data by year end and then on to 90 percent early in 2013.