Passenger service system - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A PSS or Passenger Service Systems, is the name given to a series of critical systems used by airlines. The PSS usually comprises an Airline Reservation System, an Airline Inventory System and a Departure Control System (DCS).

Overview

Generally the PSS is made up of modules that are used to manage different parts of the airline’s business.

The Airline Reservation System is the system that allows an airline to sell their inventory (seats). It contains information on schedules and fares and contains a database of reservations (or Passenger Name Record

Passenger Name Record

In the travel industry, a passenger name record is a record in the database of a computer reservation system that contains the itinerary for a passenger, or a group of passengers traveling together...

s) and of tickets issued (if applicable).

The Airline Inventory System may or may not be integrated with the Reservation System. The system contains all the airline’s flights and the available seats. The main function of the Inventory System is to define how many seats are available on a particular flight by opening or closing an individual booking class in accordance with rules defined by the airline.

The Departure Control System is the system used by airlines and airports to check-in a passenger. The DCS is connected to the Reservation System enabling it to check who has a valid reservation on a flight. The DCS is used to enter information required by customs or border security agencies and to issue the boarding document. In addition the DCS may also be used to dispatch cargo and to optimize aircraft weight and balance

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Major Systems

Name	Description	Vendor	Contact Info
Aeropack/ Reservaweb	PSS	Travel Technology Interactive Travel Technology Interactive Travel Technology Interactive Group is a French based international company. It is a solution provider for the air transport industry, specialized in IT software for the management of airlines...	www.ttinteractive.com
Radixx Air Enterprise	PSS	Radixx Solutions International	www.radixx.com
HP Agilaire / HP Shares	PSS	HP	www.hp.com
SabreSonic Customer Sales & Service	Comprehensive CSS	Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system. This provides departure control, reservations, and, inventory management. Other products include resource management, fares and revenue management, data services,...	http://www.sabreairlinesolutions.com/
Altéa	Comprehensive PSS	Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group is a transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry. The company is structured around two key related areas - its global distribution system and its IT Solutions business area...	http://www.amadeus.com/airlines/airlines.html
Horizon	PSS	SITA SITA SITA is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry...	http://www.sita.aero
Gaetan	PSS	Air France Air France Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...	http://www.airfrance.com/
CODECO	PSS	KLM	http://www.klm.com/
ARCO	PSS	Alitalia Alitalia Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , in its later stages known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...	http://www.alitalia.com/
Travelport Meridian(TM)	PSS	Travelport Travelport Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry...	http://www.travelport.com/sitecore/content/Global%20Repository/Products%20and%20Services/Travelport%20Meridian.aspx
FIDO	PSS	FINNAIR Finnair Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...	http://www.finnair.com
RESIBER	PSS	Iberia Iberia The name Iberia refers to three historical regions of the old world:* Iberian Peninsula, in Southwest Europe, location of modern-day Portugal and Spain** Prehistoric Iberia...	http://www.iberia.com/
QUBE	PSS	Qantas Qantas Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...	http://www.qantas.com/
Astral	PSS	Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Group Plc is the flag carrier of Ireland. It operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America. It is Ireland's oldest extant airline, and its second largest after low-cost rival Ryanair...	http://www.aerlingus.com/
amelia Reservation	PSS	InteliSys Aviation Systems	www.intelisys.ca
Mercator (MARS and Avantik)	PSS	Mercator Mercator Mercator may refer to:* Marius Mercator , a Catholic ecclesiastical writer* Gerardus Mercator, a 16th-century Flemish cartographer** Mercator projection, a cartographic projection devised by Gerardus Mercator...	http://www.mercator.com
COMPASS	PSS	Aero Systems Indonesia	www.asyst.co.id

Overview

Major Systems

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