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SecureTRANSIT adds Porter Airlines to growing list of carriers
February 28, 2008
SecureTRANSIT adds Canadian airline to growing list of carriers seeking a better, low cost solutions for security passenger screening for domestic and international flights. Porter Airlines, an innovative new carrier operating out of Toronto City Centre Airport, selected SecureTRANSIT’s APIScontrol services to ensure compliance with US and Canadian regulations for checking travelers before any aircraft cabin is secured and the airplane leaves the gate. Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is the evolving, global security initiative that effects the daily operations of all commercial flights.
“Porter Airlines represents a new wave of carriers who recognize the value and benefit of outsourcing applications that don’t enhance core business systems”, says Peter Lawrence, SecureTRANSIT’s director of marketing, “airlines are beginning to realize that outsourcing pesky compliance issues like APIS allows the airline’s IT staff to focus on the backlog of business-critical systems that help the bottom line.”
Today, all scheduled airlines, and many charter operators, face a growing list of security regulations for every flight and errors can be costly, a single error in just one passenger name record (PNR) can result in a fine, a delayed departure or even a grounded flight. SecureTRANSIT offers a fully hosted solution, one that integrates with many popular flight planning, crew scheduling and reservations systems. It ensures full compliance with the growing list of security edicts for all types of air travel.
SecureTRANSIT is certified by US Customs and Border Protection to provide APIS processing software and services and is currently in the final stages of testing new APIS30 and AQQ regulations. In addition, APIScontrol fully supports Canada, Mexico and CARICOM APIS requirements, as well as Canada’s Specified Persons List (SPL).
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 with easy to deploy and low-cost hosted solutions in the software as a service (SaaS) model. SecureTRANSIT is also pioneering the use of mobile devices and kiosks to capture, validate and submit information in real time at point of departure from any global location. (http://www.securetransit.com)
About Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines Inc. is a regional passenger carrier based at Toronto City Centre Airport. The airline currently serves Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Mt. Tremblant and will be launching service to New York City next month. Porter plans to fly to at least 17 short-haul Canadian and U.S. destinations. Visit www.flyporter.com or call (416) 619-8622 or (888) 619-8622 for more information.
(http://www.flyporter.com)
