Purpose

Strategic Partners involved in the Common Use Area of Involvement will gain a deeper understanding of how best to serve the industry on common use passenger processing systems and data exchange.

Common Use Strategic Partnerships Summary

With the speed of technological evolution and the introduction of biometric recognition, the transport industry, through its working groups, continuously develops and updates standards allowing airlines, airports and handling agents to process passengers using shared technology.

Common Use is a key foundation of any passenger experience improvement and it provides a seamless and secure way of handling functions like check-in, bag-drop, identity management, security access, and boarding process.

Benefits

  • Enhanced opportunity to engage with IATA subject matter experts and stay informed on developments relating to Common Use, passenger processing technologies, biometrics and data exchange standards.
  • Stay informed of industry developments relating to Common Use passenger processing, self-service technologies, biometrics, digital identity and airport technology modernization.
  • Discounted rates on eligible standards-related publications and documentation, where applicable.
  • Benefit from preferential Strategic Partner rates to attend IATA’s key annual events including the annual World Passenger Symposium (WPS)
  • Have your company featured in the IATA Strategic Partnerships online directory
  • Gain visibility by contributing to the quarterly Strategic Partnerships Newsletter, distributed to more than 14,000 aviation stakeholders
  • Use the exclusive IATA Strategic Partner Recognition Stamp (logo)
  • Secure priority booth locations and enhanced placement opportunities at IATA Events, ensuring maximum exposure to airline executives and industry leaders
  • Access opportunities to join panel discussions and deliver presentations at IATA Events, positioning your company as a contributor to the air transport industry (subject to availability)
  • Enjoy discounts across a broad range of IATA products and services, including IATA Training courses, publications, and selected advertising 

> More information is available on the Strategic Partnerships Program Benefits page

Activities

The Common Use activities support standards developed under the Passenger Standards Conference governance framework and related working groups.

Access to meetings and working groups are subject to individual group terms of reference.

Common Use Self-Services Task Force (CUSS-TF) - The CUSS-TF is responsible for RP1706c and for the maintenance of its Technical Specifications publication. The CUSS 1.5.1 is the latest supported version and the CUSS 2.x is under development. This Task Force reports to the Delivery on Orders Working Group (DOWG).

Common Use Web Services Task Force (CUWS-TF) -The CUWS-TF is responsible for RP1741- Common Use Web Services (CUWS) for Baggage and Passenger Conformance Services and standardized data exchange using web services technology. With the evolution of biometrics, the CUWS-TF is currently working on delivering a new set of Passenger Access Management Services throughout touchpoints, supporting standardized data exchange between each touchpoint and the host system. This Task Force reports to the Delivery on Orders Working Group (DOWG).

Bar Coded Boarding Pass (BCBP) - Resolution 792 supports the boarding pass data elements of a machine-readable bar code format. The 2-dimensional bar code has the capacity to convey data on a wide range of devices (paper and mobile) to produce a boarding pass with encoded data.

Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) - RP 1797 and its Technical Specifications publication describe the range of services, specifications, and standards enacted to enable multiple airlines, and service providers to share physical check-in or gate podium positions (either simultaneously or consecutively). The CUPPS 1.04 is the latest version supported within the IATA standard.  

Aviation Information Data Exchange (AIDX) - RP 1797A is the global XML messaging standard for exchanging flight data between airlines, airports, and any third-party consuming operational data.

IATA Technical Peripheral Specifications (ITPS) specification describes all exchanges of Departure Control Systems (DCS) to device communications and all device responses supporting Boarding Pass Printer (ATB), Baggage Tag Printers (BTP), Boarding Gate Readers and Self-Boarding Gates (BGR and E-Gates), SBD (Self Baggage Drop) and SD (Scale Device). IATA Strategic Partners may purchase the ITPS publication at a preferential rate.

Focus Areas

  • Common Use
  • Self-Service
  • Technology
  • Data exchange

Designed for

  • Web Services providers
  • CUSS solution providers
  • CUPPS solution providers
  • E-Gates Providers  
  • Self-service providers 
  • Airports / Governments