Simplifying the Business - Monthly enewsletter - IATA

Issue 25 - December 2007
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Implementing cost efficient check-in and boarding
Driving BCBP implementation
Ensuring a smooth transition to a 100% ET world
Project News
Events
Fact of the month
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Implementing cost efficient check-in and boarding
Without any doubt, airports play an important role in offering the
convenience of bar coded boarding passes to passengers. To drive the
implementation of BCBP at airports, IATA contacted airports whose
CUTE contracts expire before 01 July 2008 to educate and challenge
them on the importance of BCBP printing and reading capability. IATA
learned that:
● Of the 52 airports identified with contracts expiring before 01
July 08, 96% of them are requesting BCBP capable equipment
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44% of those airports are requesting BCBP capable equipment
which will not support mag stripe boarding documents
Based on the above, IATA will engage those airports not requesting for
BCBP capable equipment. IATA will also share the equipment

eplacement information with airlines so that they can extend their
BCBP offering to new locations. Find out the details here...
Driving BCBP implementation
As IATA drives the industry and support airlines to become BCBP
capable by end of 2008, IATA engaged those carriers which were most
likely to implement BCBP with minimum effort. These airlines met the
below criteria:
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Airline uses a DCS system which is BCBP capable and can
provide the BCBP feature at low cost and with a short lead time
Airline uses web check-in and simply has to insert a bar-code on
the web page to implement BCBP
Airline’s parent company is BCBP capable, which can offer
strong incentives to also implement BCBP
IATA is pleased to announce that 26 of the 45 airlines engaged have
implemented or made plans to implement BCBP. In 2008, IATA will
support airlines to implement BCBP through workshops,
implementation guides and local engagement. Read the complete
report.
Smooth transition to a 100% ET world
In order to ensure a smooth transition to a 100% ET world on 1 June
2008, IATA has forwarded to airlines and travel agents using IATA
BSPs documentation covering key issues such as:
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Use of the Virtual Miscellaneous Document (V-MPD) and
Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD)
● Consequences of a neutral paper ticket being issued on/after 1
June 2008
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Impact of the elimination of neutral paper tickets on 3rd parties
in the BSP
If you have not received this information send your request by clicking
on the following links: Airlines - Travel agents
Project News
ET

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Global ET penetration reached 90% in IATA BSPs in November.
For more information read the project update
● Interline ET: The number of IETs increased from 2,398 to 2,615
IET agreements between 249 carriers
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Download the list of TOP 50 Carriers by Implemented IET's
BCBP
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Getting past the 100th mark! The number of BCBP capable
airlines increased from 93 to 101 in December. All the details in
the BCBP project update.
IATA e-freight:
● Message Improvement Programme participant status Dec 07 -
find out who's participating
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Read more about the industry's use of electronic data through
the MIP's industry reports for FWB and FHLs
If you are participating in MIP--your reports are ready for
download in your StB Extranet page
CUSS:
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85 airports are offering CUSS compliant kiosks worldwide! More
details here
RFID:
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Read IATA's Analysis on the use of RFID for parts management
Events
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Don't miss the e-freight track, which will include a special
session on MIP, at the 2008 World Cargo Symposium taking
place in Rome. More information here...
Contact us to share your comments, questions and ideas!
The StB Global Team

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