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Mexican Airline InterJet to utilize SecureTRANSIT for international APIS processing requirements
September 17 , 2008
Halifax, NS – (September 18, 2008) - SecureTRANSIT, a global leader in APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) security solutions for air travel, has reached an agreement to provide InterJet with mission critical, APIS processing software to meet international government reporting requirements. InterJet, a low-cost airline based in Toluca, Mexico, will be expanding operations flights to the United States in addition to its 17 Mexican destinations.
“In preparation for expanding both flight frequency and international destinations, InterJet has realized the need to acquire SecureTRANSIT’s software solutions to streamline APIS reporting,” says Peter Lawrence, Director of Marketing for SecureTRANSIT. “Complying with current and emerging government security mandates is compulsory for airlines such as InterJet, and at SecureTRANSIT we provide integrated seamless solutions to meet those needs.”
InterJet will be utilizing SecureTRANSIT’s APIScontrol application to report on passenger and crew manifests to scan against US No-Fly lists in accordance to US CBP (Customs and Border Control). Currently, airlines face a growing list of security regulations with errors resulting in flight delays and costly fines. SecureTRANSIT provides a fully hosted solution and provides the convenience of integrating with flight planning, crew scheduling and reservations systems. SecureTRANSIT ensures full compliance with the growing list of security mandates, including emerging rules and modifications to existing ones.
SecureTRANSIT is fully certified by US CBP (Customs and Border Protection) to provide APIS processing software and services. In addition, APIScontrol fully supports Canada, Mexico, Cuba and CARICOM APIS requirements, as well as US No-Fly list and Canadian SPL (Canada’s Specified Persons List).
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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 InterJet
InterJet is a low-cost airline based in Toluca, Mexico that operates scheduled services between Toluca and 17 other Mexican cities. Its main base is Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport and the airline started operations on December 1, 2005. Wholly owned by the Aleman Group, it started scheduled operations with a fleet of seven pre-owned Airbus A320 aircraft InterJet and plans to accelerate expansion of its Airbus A320 fleet to take advantage of new opportunities in the fast-changing domestic Mexican market.
(http://www.interjet.com.mx)
