ATPCO

ATPCO is a data and software company in Herndon, Virginia, in the United States. It supplies airline pricing and merchandising data to airlines, booking systems and sales channels. The company calls itself the foundation of modern airline retailing. It says it has been a partner to the industry for 60 years, and that it is owned by airlines.

ATPCO serves 457 airlines and 118 channels across 148 countries. It also works with industry partners who need data, standards for development, historical information and settlement support. Hundreds of airlines use its management tools to build offers that show the same way everywhere people buy flights. It supports traditional filed fares and also newer dynamic offers.

Its work follows four steps. The first is creating offers. Airlines build fare products and use competitive data to guide revenue decisions. Tools here include Architect, Express Contracts, FareManager, Branded Fares, Dynamic Offers and a Product Catalog solution that exchanges product data between systems and partners. Market analysis tools include Architect Query, Assembled Data, Price Elements and 3Victors.

The second step is distributing offers. Shoppers are reached through one data source in standard formats. Products here are pricing and shopping subscriptions, NDC support and APIs for system to system data links.

The third step is presenting offers. Routehappy merchandising data helps airlines show and set apart their products. The company also publishes guidelines called Modern Airline Retailing Attributes, which help with fare searches that compare products.

The fourth step is servicing and settling orders. This links order management with revenue accounting. ATPCO provides settlement tools for proration and historical sales data, and it is a source for tax data and refund and reissue policies.

The company also runs community programmes. Airlines can join through community participation, take part in councils and design teams, and use industry standards. ATPCO offers training, a glossary, a blog and articles on the shift to offers and orders. It also publishes a report on how AI understands airline products.

Services

• Airline pricing data
• Merchandising data
• Architect
• FareManager
• Branded Fares
• Dynamic Offers
• Product Catalog
• Routehappy
• Settlement and tax data
• NDC and API access