Standards serve as a guarantee for the safe operation and efficient management for civil aviation. The Civil Aviation Science and Technology (CAST) research institution under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),  sets civil aviation standards including airport operation, passenger and baggage service, aviation security, information systems and low-altitude applications. CAST leads the formulation, revision, promotion…

  International Air Transport Association (IATA) standards have two different formats: Resolution Recommended Practice A Resolution requires a unanimous affirmative vote and creates binding agreements for all member airlines. A Recommended Practice requires a two-thirds majority vote and serves as non-binding operational guidance. IATA baggage standards are consolidated within the IATA Baggage Reference Manual (BRM) and the…

IATA – the International Air Transport Association is both the trade association for the airline industry and the governing body for airline standards.  IATA was founded in Havana, Cuba in 1945 with 57 members from 31 countries.  Today there are over 370 members from 120 countries. IATA sets global operational standards for safety, security and financial…

Baggage Information eXchange (BIX) is an IATA messaging standard based on the Airline Industry Data Model (AIDM), designed to improve the efficiency, reliability and interoperability of baggage handling operations across the aviation industry. This is based on internet standard protocol (XML, JSON) instead of the antiquated Type-B messaging (teletypes were originally written by punching holes into a…

What is it? IATA Resolution 753 requires airlines to track checked baggage. Airlines must record the location of baggage at four key points and share data among partner airlines. Many also share this information with their passengers. How is it done? Airlines must collect and verify data at the following points when baggage custody or status changes: Check-in…

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is a national regulatory authority under the administration of the Ministry of Transport and serves as the competent department of China's civil aviation industry. Its core responsibilities include: formulating development plans, policies and industry standards for the civil aviation sector drafting relevant laws and regulations supervising civil…