The finance, retailing and distribution portfolio comprises the Interline Tariffs & Passenger Standards Publications which intend to provide guidance through the settlement and billing process, from the scheduling to the revenue accounting, including all in between: interline agreement, pricing, auditing, reservations management and ticketing.

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Manuals & Guidelines

Revenue Accounting Manual (RAM)
Revenue Accounting Manual (RAM)
The RAM explains the standard billing procedures for the interline accounting of passenger, cargo, UATP and miscellaneous revenues.
Passenger Tariffs Conference Composite Manual (PTCCM)
Passenger Tariffs Conference Composite Manual (PTCCM)
The PTCCM comprises Resolutions related to passenger tariffs, such as common Industry definitions, mileage principles, fare construction principles, and more.
Reservations Handbook (RH)
Reservations Handbook (RH)
The RH is designed to provide a central source of reservations procedures and practices. The latest edition includes updates to chapters such as Group Bookings and Chargeable Ancillary Services.
Ticketing Handbook (THB)
Ticketing Handbook (THB)
The THB is the official guide to worldwide airline passenger ticketing. Prepared by an international group of ticketing experts, it explains the whats, whys, and hows of airline ticketing.
Passenger Services Conference Resolution Manual (PSCRM)
Passenger Services Conference Resolution Manual (PSCRM)
The PSCRM includes all resolutions and recommended practices that have been universally agreed upon by airlines to process passengers and baggage for both online and interline carriage.
Mileage Suite
Mileage Suite
Airlines, GDSs, computer reservation systems (CRS), service providers and travel agents use the three manuals included in the Mileage Suite for fare construction, pricing, revenue accounting, frequent flyer programs, baggage proration and to establish prorate factors.
Airline Coding Directory (ACD) and Location Identifiers
Airline Coding Directory (ACD) and Location Identifiers
The ACD is the official industry source for airline and location codes worldwide. Location Identifiers is a repository of worldwide airports as well as bus stations, rail stations and ferry ports that are involved in intermodal airline travel.
Multilateral & Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreements
Multilateral & Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreements
The IATA MITA manual provides the conditions and framework of the IATA Interline Agreements, offering the list of all the participant airlines, both passenger and cargo, that have come into a interline agreements.
IATA Exchange Rates
IATA Exchange Rates
The sole source to support interline billing and establish tariffs. IATA Exchange Rates contains IATA Clearing Services Exchange Rates, IATA Rates of Exchange (IROE) and IATA Consolidated Exchange Rate (ICER).
International Aircraft Financing (IAF)
International Aircraft Financing (IAF)
IAF helps clarifying the complex processes involved in aircraft financing making them simpler and easily digestible. It covers financial and legal fundamentals on aircraft acquisition, and touches upon sustainable finance.
IATA List of Ticket and Airport Taxes and Fees (ILTATF)
IATA List of Ticket and Airport Taxes and Fees (ILTATF)
The ILTATF is a comprehensive directory and quick reference tool for airline passenger taxes, charges, and fees. It covers Airport Taxes (AT), Passenger Charges (PC), Stamp Taxes (ST), Ticket Taxes (TT), and Miscellaneous Taxes (MT).

 

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