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Aviation’s Digital Transformation Aims for a Connected Future
Travel Payments // March 20, 2024

The aviation industry stands on the cusp of a significant transformation, driven by the widespread adoption of digital technologies. From booking flights to managing operations and ensuring passenger safety, digitalization can touch every facet of the sector. This shift promises to change the way airlines,...

Shipping Industry Trade Group Calls for Digital and Standards to Fix Supply Chain Disruption
Shipping // February 21, 2023

The use of paper bills of lading, an important document in maritime trade, spans centuries. And while the document has evolved over the years, processing paper-based bills of lading, many of which may be required for a single transaction, continues to be costly and time-consuming,...

Airline Industry Rivals Become Tech Innovation Partners With Shared API Hub
API // January 18, 2023

A new application programming interface (API) hub is uniting companies to help their technology take off. API hub provider Rapid and trade group International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a Wednesday (Jan. 18) press release that the IATA’s new Open AI Hub will boost...

Air Travel Up In May But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Travel Payments // July 07, 2021

International and domestic travel was up in May but still lower than the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The data showed “marginal improvements” in May compared to April but overall, the number of...

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Shipping Industry Trade Group Calls for Digital and Standards to Fix Supply Chain Disruption

February 21, 2023
The use of paper bills of lading, an important document in maritime trade, spans centuries. And while the document has evolved over the years, processing paper-based bills of lading, many of which may be required for a single transaction, continues to be costly and time-consuming, creating a friction-filled customer experience across global supply chains. These […]

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Airline Industry Rivals Become Tech Innovation Partners With Shared API Hub

January 18, 2023
A new application programming interface (API) hub is uniting companies to help their technology take off. API hub provider Rapid and trade group International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a Wednesday (Jan. 18) press release that the IATA’s new Open AI Hub will boost innovation across the industry. The travel industry uses APIs to […]

Air Travel Up In May But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

July 07, 2021
International and domestic travel was up in May but still lower than the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)....

Pandemic Cut US Airline Passenger Numbers By 60 Pct In 2020

February 16, 2021
U.S. air traffic passengers fell to their lowest numbers since 1974 as the number of scheduled passengers dropped 62 percent from December 2019 to December 2020, a Bureau of Transportation...

IATA: Virus Spikes Endanger Air Travel’s 2021 Rebound

February 04, 2021
New coronavirus variants could jeopardize the recovery of the air travel industry, a report from Bloomberg says. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the airline industry’s trade body, says passenger...