The Industry Coding Group:

• Deals with matters concerning industry coding, including the associated business requirements including but not limited to airline designators, accounting codes and prefixes; location codes; and baggage tag issuance codes. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend Resolution 762, 763, 767, 769. 
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees.
  
• Explores changes to industry coding systems to support sustainability, and supports the new and evolving coding requirements of emerging distribution standards.
  
• Advises IATA Management on interpretation and clarification of Coding standards where required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to Plan Standards Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Industry Coding Group, please access the SSW site.

Membership of the Plan Standards Board (PSB)

The following representatives have been elected to serve on the Plan Standards Board for a two year period:

​The Interline Group

• Deals with matters concerning the interline system, and multilateral interline agreements. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes to the extent that they are not owned by other groups. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend:
  
• Resolution 780
  
• Resolution 780b, c, d
• Recommended Practice 1780e, 1780f 1781
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees.
  
• Explores changes to the interline system and multilateral interline agreements to support new and evolving requirements of emerging interline models.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to the Plan Standards Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Interline Group, please access the SSW site.

​The Schedules Publications Group

• Deals with matters concerning Airline schedule data standards used by airlines, GDSs and data aggregators including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Reviews and proposes amendments to IATA codes in particular the Aircraft Types, Passenger Terminal Indicators, Region Codes and UTC-Local Time Comparisons. 
  
• Reviews, proposes and manages Meal and Inflight Service codes and Service Type codes.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements and are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Review and endorse proposals to amend:
  
• Recommended Practices 1761b 
• Schedules Publication Messages, Implementation Guides and XML Schemas for the exchange of airline schedules information standards
  
• Reviews proposals and develops recommendations to amend other related Resolutions and Recommended Practices.
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under the PSC and advisory groups under Industry Committees as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to the Plan Standards Board.  In addition, an annual update will be provided to the Heads of Delegation of the IATA Slot Conferences.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Schedules Publication Group, please access the SSW site.

This group is also responsible for the SSIM Publication.

Detailed information is also publicly available on the Schedules Sub-page.

Schedules XML Work Group (SchedX)

The SchedX Work Group develops business requirements and maintains implementation guides for XML schemas for Scheduling messages (SSIM Chapters 2-5 & 7).

​The Slot Messaging Group

• Deals with matters concerning information exchange and standards related to Airport slot/schedule coordination between airlines, airport coordinators and facilitators including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Reviews and proposes amendments to IATA codes in particular the Aircraft Types, Passenger Terminal Indicators, Region Codes and UTC-Local Time Comparisons. 4 
  
• Reviews, proposes and manages Service Type codes, Additional Information codes and Coordinator Reason codes (SAL/SAQ/SCR/SHL). 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensure that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable, including the IATA Worldwide Slot Guidelines for the management of slots.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend:
  
• Recommended Practices 1761b 
• Slot Messages, Implementation Guides and XML Schemas for the communication of slot and airport coordination information standards.  
  
• Reviews proposals and develops recommendations to amend other related Resolutions and Recommended Practices
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under the PSC and advisory groups under Industry Committees in particular the Slot Policy Working Group and the Joint Slot Advisory Group as required to meet changing industry requirements and to further the objectives of the SMSG.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to the Plan Standards Board.  In addition, an annual update will be provided to the Heads of Delegation of the IATA Slot Conferences.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Slot Messaging Group, please access the SSW site.

Detailed information is also publicly available on the Slots Sub-page and the Schedules Sub-page.

Slots XML Work Group (SlotsX)

Slots XML Working Group develops business requirements for XML schemas and maintains implementation guides for XML messages between airport coordinators and airlines (SSIM Chapter 6).

Training:

Airport Slots and Coordination Training

In today’s world of rising airport congestion, efficient allocation of available slots is critical. Our practical training will allow you to maximize your slot portfolio management capabilities:

•  Allocate slots according to the requirements and procedures for either facilitated (level 2) airports or coordinated (level 3) airports
•  Apply the standard procedures for communication between airlines and slot coordinators
  Maximize your slot portfolio management capabilities
•  Apply slot procedures and understand the impact of international rules and regulations
  Execute slot messages in compliance with SSIM Chapter 6
•  Analyze capacity constraints and historic slot eligibility

Airport Slots and Coordination Training Course will help you learn how to manage slot communications, allocate and coordinate airport slots by applying IATA's Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG) and the Standard Schedules Information Manual (SSIM).

This course is available at IATA Training Centers, regional training partner locations, and on-demand as in-company training. The course is available in both English and Spanish language.

​The Minimum Connecting Time Group

• Deals with matters concerning the presentation, application and transfer of MCT data between airlines and data aggregators including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Recommends future modifications to MCT standards and required Guides in supporting the industry with new standards.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensure that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements and are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend:
  
• Recommended Practices 1761b
• Resolution 765 
  
• Implementation Guides Documentation
  
• XML Schemas
• Reviews proposals and develops recommendations to amend other related Resolutions and Recommended Practices
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under the PSC and advisory groups under Industry Committees such as the Airport Services Committee as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to the Plan Standards Board.  In addition, an annual update will be provided to the Heads of Delegation of the IATA Slot Conferences.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Minimum Connecting Time Group, please access the SSW site.

Detailed information is also publicly available on the Schedules Sub-page.