Airlines Solutions
Transform Airline Operations from Legacy Constraints
Modernize GDS connections, reservation systems, and crew management platforms without grounding your operations.
$5.2M
Cost of a 1-hour reservation system outage
68%
Of airline IT runs on systems over 20 years old
$35B
Annual legacy maintenance spend industry-wide
The Typical Airlines Legacy Stack
These are the systems holding your organization back. We have modernized each of them.
TPF-based Reservation System
40+ years
Transaction Processing Facility mainframes handling millions of bookings on 1970s-era architecture.
Legacy GDS Connections
35+ years
Global Distribution System interfaces with rigid message formats limiting modern offer management.
Crew Management System
20+ years
Scheduling and rostering platforms unable to optimize with modern AI/ML techniques.
Departure Control System
25+ years
Check-in and boarding systems with limited mobile and self-service capabilities.
Key Pain Points
- !GDS dependencies creating vendor lock-in
- !PSS systems unable to support modern retailing (NDC/ONE Order)
- !Crew management on inflexible legacy platforms
- !Revenue management models outdated for dynamic pricing
Your Compliance-First Modernization Roadmap
A phased approach that keeps you compliant at every step while systematically retiring legacy risk.
System Audit & NDC Readiness
Comprehensive assessment of PSS, GDS dependencies, and readiness for IATA NDC and ONE Order standards.
API Gateway & Offer Management
Deploy modern API layer enabling NDC-compliant offer and order management alongside legacy systems.
Core PSS Modernization
Incremental migration from TPF to cloud-native reservation platform with real-time failover.
AI-Powered Operations
Deploy ML-driven crew optimization, dynamic pricing, and predictive maintenance integration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from airline technology leaders evaluating legacy modernization.
How do you handle GDS migration without disrupting bookings?
We implement a dual-stack approach where the new NDC-capable offer management system runs in parallel with existing GDS connections, with traffic gradually shifted as validation confirms parity.
Can you modernize our PSS without a full replacement?
Yes. Our strangler fig approach wraps legacy PSS functions behind modern APIs, allowing incremental migration of capabilities while the core system continues operating.
What about regulatory compliance during the transition?
We maintain full compliance with IATA, FAA, and regional aviation authority requirements throughout, with dedicated compliance checkpoints at each migration phase.
Ground Your Legacy Risk, Not Your Fleet
Request a confidential operations briefing to map your legacy exposure and build a modernization flight plan.