Questions tagged [iata]
International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association of the world’s airlines. IATA assigns three letter codes (used mainly by passenger booking services) for airports.
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Why does IATA have airport and airline codes different from the ICAO ones?
We all know that IATA and ICAO have different sets of codes for airports and airlines. My question is, why does IATA not agree to use the ICAO codes and end this duality. Note that the focus of the ...
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What's the difference between itinerary and segment? [duplicate]
I know that a segment is defined as the full flight from the airport where passenger A initially boarded on the airplane to his/her last destination. A segment could be composed of multiple legs. ...
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When did FedEx acquire it's current callsign and airline ID's?
FedEx currently uses the callsign "FedEx" and has the IATA and ICAO ID's of FX and FDX respectively.
Back in the 1990's they used the callsign "Express" and the IATA code was FM. (...
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Which organisation deals with Aviation Law - IATA or ICAO?
Both Organisations are involved in Aviation Regulation. But which of them deals with Law? Are directives given by both equally applicable to all aircraft & airline operators?
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Is there standard ticket data format specification for commercial flight operators? [closed]
I am new to this group and what brings me here is I am doing a research on ticketing solutions for commercial airlines. So I just wanted to find out if there's a international standard specification ...
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How come PSA airlines got the same IATA code as Comair?
PSA Airlines has the same IATA 2-letter code, "OH", as the now-defunct carrier Comair. Yet - the two companies are not related.
How is it, that IATA reassigned the same code to an unrelated carrier ...
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ExpressJet IATA code before "merger" with Atlantic Southeast?
Before 2011, Atlantic Southeast had the IATA 2-letter code "EV". Then,
On November 22, 2011, both ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Airlines achieved a single operating certificate that allowed ...
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Why is the IATA Airline Accounting Code abbreviated as PAX?
I'm dealing with some configuration files used in a software system. There's a single configuration file for each airline, e.g. like for Cathay, below:
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What are the requirements for aircraft marker cones?
What are the requirements on aircraft marker cones (a.k.a. safety cones) according to IATA IGOM-96, i.e. size & weight?
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What is the correct IATA airplane designator for the Boeing 787-10?
Wikipedia claims 781, most other sources say 78J. I can't find anything authoritative, and IATA has the gall to want US$578 for ...
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How to get IATA code for the Airline PSS system?
If we are having airline PSS (passenger Service system) System, how can we registered with IATA and get IATA code. as an example Amadeus is using 1A, Sabre is using 1S, SITA is using XS etc..
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How do aviation regulatory bodies relate to each other? [duplicate]
I am trying to make a overview how regulatory bodies in aviation safety interrelate. Maybe something like a hierarchy. I would start with ICAO and IATA, but where comes then for example FAA, CAA, LBA?...
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Can two Airlines have the same ICAO code but different IATA codes or vice versa?
We are trying to import all the Airlines into a Table.
Plan is to Update existing Airline Data if not present then create it.
For this we needed an unique way to identify the Airlines.
Is ICAO+IATA an ...
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A320neo family IATA codes [duplicate]
I'm about to ask a question that's already been asked but that wasn't answered. I was torn between opening a thread thats many months old or posting a new thread. I apologize if I picked the wrong ...
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Where can I find a free list of ICAO and IATA airport identifiers?
Is there an open source or free comprehensive (or close to it) list of ICAO to IATA airport identifiers? The official list from ICAO costs hundreds of dollars. I suppose such a list could be scraped ...
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