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Market Position and Product Profile IBS Software iFly RES is a next-generation cloud-native Passenger Service System (PSS) that incorporates a fully integrated Departure Control System (DCS) rather than treating departure processing as a separate airport application. Unlike many legacy airline platforms where reservations and DCS evolved independently, iFly RES was designed as a unified platform with shared data, a common passenger record and integrated retailing capabilities. One of iFly RES’s most significant differentiators is that it is marketed as one of the first Passenger Service Systems with native Offer and Order Management, built around IATA’s NDC and ONE Order initiatives.…

The hidden operation beneath every flight For most passengers, a flight begins at the gate. For an airline, however, some of the most consequential work takes place long before the doors close. Outside the terminal window, often unnoticed, a complicated operation is unfolding. Baggage must be identified, reconciled, sorted and loaded. Cargo has to be accepted, prepared and positioned correctly. Ground power may be connected. Potable water, catering, cleaning and lavatory services may be under way. Passenger stairs or boarding bridges have to be positioned. Aircraft doors and holds are opened and closed. Pushback equipment is prepared. Load-control information moves…

Market Position and Product Profile SabreSonic Departure Control is the airport-processing and departure-management component of the broader SabreSonic Passenger Service System. It is primarily positioned for scheduled airlines that require integrated reservations, inventory, ticketing, airport check-in, boarding and passenger servicing within one hosted passenger-service environment. SabreSonic competes most directly with Amadeus Altéa, particularly among full-service, network, hybrid and mid-to-large airlines. It also overlaps with SITA Horizon, Hitit Crane, IBS iFly, Navitaire New Skies and Radixx, although those products differ considerably in target airline size, architecture and commercial positioning. SabreSonic is generally stronger where the airline already uses Sabre for reservations,…

Introduction Modern commercial aviation depends upon cooperation between airlines. Although passengers often perceive an international journey as a single trip, many itineraries involve multiple carriers operating different flight segments under interline agreements. A traveller may check in with one airline, transfer through one or more intermediate airports, continue on another airline, and collect baggage only upon arrival at the final destination. This seamless experience is possible because participating airlines operate under standardized contractual rules governing passenger handling, baggage acceptance, liability, documentation, and operational responsibilities. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) established Resolution 780 – Interline Traffic Agreement (Passenger and Baggage)…

Recommended Practice 1717 (Passenger Services Conference, IATA), formally designated PSC(30)1717, is the industry recommended practice that standardises the Teletype Passenger Manifest (TPM). The TPM is a structured Type B teletype message that provides a name list of disembarking passengers when required by government authorities. It is classified as Type B and appears in the Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual (PSCRM) as part of the family of passenger-handling messages that also includes RP 1717a (PAXLST Message), RP 1718 (Passenger Transfer Message), and the RP 1719 series. Although ICAO Annex 9, Chapter 2, states that Contracting States shall not require the presentation…

Recommended Practice 1717a (Passenger Services Conference, IATA) is the industry recommended practice that adopts and references the UN/EDIFACT Passenger List (PAXLST) message for the electronic exchange of passenger and crew data between airlines and border-control authorities. It appears in the Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual (PSCRM) immediately after RP 1717 (Teletype Passenger Manifest – TPM) and forms the standardised vehicle for Advance Passenger Information (API) reporting in the air mode. The PAXLST message is jointly maintained under the auspices of the World Customs Organization (WCO), IATA and ICAO. The detailed technical specification is published in the WCO/IATA/ICAO Passenger List Message…

Recommended Practice 1718 (Passenger Services Conference, IATA) is the industry recommended practice that standardises the Passenger Transfer Message (PTM). The PTM is a Type B teletype message used to advise down-line stations (and, where required, airport systems) of the number and identity of passengers transferring from an arriving flight to specific onward flights. It is listed in the Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual (PSCRM) immediately after the TPM (RP 1717) and PAXLST (RP 1717a) messages and forms part of the core suite of post-departure passenger-handling messages. Origin, Status, and Relationship to Other Standards The PTM was developed within the classic…

Introduction Behind every successful baggage journey lies far more than baggage tags, barcode scanners, conveyor systems, and tracking technologies. The global baggage industry operates according to hundreds of technical standards, recommended practices, operational procedures, and regulatory requirements developed over decades of international cooperation. Airlines, airports, ground handling companies, technology providers, and government authorities all require a single, authoritative reference that consolidates these standards into practical operational guidance. The IATA Baggage Reference Manual (BRM) fulfils this role. To ensure that this manual remains consistent, accurate, and aligned with the latest Passenger Services Conference standards, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) established…

Introduction Over the past two decades, the airline industry has undergone a significant transformation in passenger processing. Traditional check-in counters, once the sole point for issuing boarding passes and accepting checked baggage, have increasingly been complemented—or replaced—by self-service technologies. Online check-in, mobile boarding passes, Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks, biometric identity verification, and automated baggage drop systems have become standard features at many airports worldwide. These innovations are designed to reduce passenger waiting times, improve airport efficiency, and lower operating costs while maintaining security and baggage accountability. One of the most important developments in this transformation has been the introduction…

Recommended Practice 1719 (Passenger Services Conference, IATA) is the industry recommended practice that standardises the Passenger Final Sales Message (PFS). The PFS is a Type B teletype message generated at the completion of check-in (typically at flight close-out / CCF) that reports final sales and passenger-status information from the departure-control system back to the airline’s reservations and inventory systems. It appears in the Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual (PSCRM) as the first of the 1719-series messages (followed by FTL, PRL, ETL, TPL and ASL). Origin, Status, and Relationship to Other Standards The PFS was developed to close the information loop…