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SecureTRANSIT partners with The Airport Guide for APIS Processing
July 4, 2007
Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 4, 2007 - SecureTRANSIT Inc., a leading provider of Web-based APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) processing for commercial, charter and cargo airlines will be partnering with The Airport Guide of Pearland, Texas, to sell “real time” advanced APIS processing services through its Web site. Part 121 and Part 135 operators, as well as scheduled and non-scheduled airlines, can fully automate APIS reporting using SecureTRANSIT’s APIScontrol hosted application via a Web browser. APIScontrol is certified by US Customs and Border Protection, and currently handles US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the CARICOM (Caribbean), and will be soon be adding Spain, Japan and more than three dozen other countries that have announced intentions to implement APIS reporting.
The Airport Guide web site, owned by HHB Group, LLC, is a global source for airport data and, with over 6,000,000 visitors per year, it’s a major online information portal for flight dispatchers, schedulers and airline mangers. “Additions to our Web portal such as SecureTRANSIT’s APIScontrol application will allow The Airport Guide to continue to provide valuable services, like APIS compliance processing, from an all-in-one location. Cutting edge programs and products like this help to make a quality site and we look forward to a successful partnership with SecureTRANSIT. Globally we have 50,000 users a month, 35-40% of them in the Americas, and I believe many of them can benefit from the SecureTransit APIS application.” states Bill Bullard, CEO of The Airport Guide.
Passenger and crew security issues are a growing worldwide concern and new products like APIScontrol are needed to deal with the high volumes of data via secure Internet connections that guard personal identity and provide compliance with an assortment of new and changing regulatory edicts. Using the economy of the World Wide Web, open APIs and easy-to-use interfaces, SecureTRANSIT is revolutionizing how today’s airlines, from a small island-hopping charters to large international carriers, make every flight experience safer and more efficient.
The SecureTRANSIT link on The Airport Guide web site will allow airline managers to quickly file APIS using an automate interface and validation features that will give them complete assurance that every APIS transmissions is filed on-time, correct and will be held in an audit file for future reference. Even airlines with a handful of international flights per month will find this service valuable and cost-effective.
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About The Airport Guide
The Airport Guide was created with the aviation scheduler and dispatcher in mind. We felt that an on-line tool that could assist the do-it-yourself flight department was needed. We slowly began to assemble information and tools that we used daily and soon we felt we had a product worth sharing. We always are looking to create and add new functions to our site and strive to stay ahead of the needs of our users. We hope you enjoy the site and always welcome suggestions on how to make this tool better.
(http://www.the-airport-guide.com)
About SecureTRANSIT
SecureTRANSIT develops security software products for the travel and
transportation industry that ensure compliance with US and international
regulations for screening, identity verification and validation of crew,
passengers and cargo.
SecureTRANSIT offers “big airline” functionality to every size carrier.
They are also pioneering the use of mobile devices and kiosks to
capture, validate and submit information in real time.
(http://www.securetransit.com)
