Since Sunday, the airline trade organization has been showing of its official simulation of a desktop interface using fare information based on its New Distribution Capability (NDC).
IATA simulates what travel agents would see with the NDC [SCREENSHOTS]
June 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IATA’s NDC faces privacy concerns in Europe
May 30, 2013 By 4 Comments
Here’s the backstory to the European Commission’s request for more information about the privacy protections of the global airline industry’s proposed new distribution capability.
What NDC-style flight booking might look like for agents [SCREENSHOTS]
May 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
Screenshots of Farelogix’s desktop product shows how agents mights sell ancillaries distributed directly by the airlines via the New Distribution Capability (NDC).
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Amadeus explains its qualified support of IATA’s Resolution 787 and talks NDC
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
An executive at the Madrid-based GDS talks to Tnooz about an industry proposal to change the standards for airline distribution communications — and what may come afterward.
IATA strikes back at Business Travel Coalition over the NDC
April 5, 2013 By 4 Comments
The airlines’ main lobbying organization does a point-by-point rebuttal of a draft letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking the Secretary to reject IATA’s application covering the New Distribution Capability.
The New York Times slams the airlines’ proposed NDC, and IATA responds
March 4, 2013 By 12 Comments
The Gray Lady officially announced its deep skepticism about the New Distribution Capability (NDC), the airlines’ proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) responds.
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The real NDC: Decoding the planned (r)evolution in airline distribution by IATA and airlines
January 17, 2013 By 20 Comments
A proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users probably won’t replace GDSs. But that doesn’t mean the effort is useless.
Air France-KLM signs Amadeus, reveals its distribution cards
January 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
It is an ever edgy relationship between airline and global distribution system and now more than ever because of IATA’s plans for a new distribution system
Airlines! Who needs a new distribution platform, just bundle and add a supplement
December 13, 2012 By 8 Comments
Is history repeating itself? An interesting move by Flybe this morning sees the airline going back to a bundled approach except this time with a supplement
New IATA distribution project hits European legal stumbling block
December 10, 2012 By 3 Comments
IATA’s proposals for an airline ancillary platform has hit its first hurdle as travel agents’ associations in Europe file concerns with the European Commission.
