.aero active sites growing rapidly in numbers

Geneva, Switzerland – Aviation's alternative to .com and .net – .aero, has seen significant growth in the number of active web sites.

.aero active sites growing rapidly in numbers

Geneva, Switzerland – Aviation's alternative to .com and .net – .aero, has seen significant growth in the number of active web sites.

.aero announces changes in the .aero Domain Management Policy

Geneva, Switzerland – Following the recommendation of the Dot Aero Council, SITA activated all domain names corresponding to airline and airport industry codes. All two character airline codes, all 3 letter location codes allocated to municipal areas and all 3 letter airline codes of IATA airlines have been pre-registered.

.aero announces changes in the .aero Domain Management Policy

Geneva, Switzerland – Following the recommendation of the Dot Aero Council, SITA activated all domain names corresponding to airline and airport industry codes. All two character airline codes, all 3 letter location codes allocated to municipal areas and all 3 letter airline codes of IATA airlines have been pre-registered.

aero a fast track alternative to corporate websites

Geneva, Switzerland – 11 October 2004 – In August, 2004, following the activation of all two/three letter codes, www.(industrycode).aero, within the .aero domain, .aero announced the development of a program designed to link these .aero domains to airline/airport corporate websites.

To date there are more than 40 airlines and 200 airports are already using www.(industrycode).aero.

aero a fast track alternative to corporate websites

Geneva, Switzerland – 11 October 2004 – In August, 2004, following the activation of all two/three letter codes, www.(industrycode).aero, within the .aero domain, .aero announced the development of a program designed to link these .aero domains to airline/airport corporate websites.

To date there are more than 40 airlines and 200 airports are already using www.(industrycode).aero. The program was introduced to add links to corporate websites of airlines and airports that have not yet taken control of their pre-registered domain.

Flight status service leads to new standards

In June SITA completed the trial of a new flight status service operated in collaboration with Geneva International Airport. The service received very positive feedback from users.

As part of the pilot operation, a cross-sector task force has developed a policy to guide the registration and use of domain names needed to operate such services. This policy will ensure that future similar services can be operated by multiple providers yet retain the consistency so much needed by the traveling public.

How .aero is helping simplify the business

IATA has been asked by its member airlines to lead initiatives that will redefine the way we do business. It will benefit both the industry and the customer by making a more efficient travel experience for everyone. All of the initiatives rely on some form of communication between different systems – which means use of online technology via the Internet.

Its time to understand RFID

A powerful head of steam is building up over the introduction of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, not least in air transport.

SITA has pre-registered 2 and 3-letter airline and airport codes

All 2 character airline codes, all 3 letter location codes allocated to municipal areas and all 3 letter airline codes of IATA airlines have been pre-registered and activated in .aero.

In April, following a recommendation from the Dot Aero Council (DAC), the cross-industry advisory body overseeing development of the .aero domain.