SITA
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SITA (Société internationale de télécommunication aéronautique) is a multinational information technology company providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry. The company provides its services to around 400 members and 2,500 customers worldwide, which it claims is about 90% of the world's airline business.
Business in Russia
Russian and foreign air carriers may face problems when operating flights between Russia and other countries in the fall of 2023. Difficulties may arise after the shutdown of Russia by the Swiss company Societe Internationale de Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA). It is the most widely used tool in global civil aviation for the exchange of information between airlines and airports. The system is used by more than 2.5 thousand customers in 200 countries, and its technologies are used on 90% of all international flights.
Decision trail
Decision date 17/08/2023 · Reference ↗
Disconnects Russian airlines from the World Tracer system from April 25. PJSC Aeroflot and Pobieda LLC have already been shut down. World Tracer is a global baggage search system. Helped to quickly search for lost luggage of passengers by exchanging data between airports. Used by all IATA airlines. Its members are more than 2,800 airports. Russian airlines and airports are being disconnected from the international domain zone .aero. This decision was made by the Swiss provider of services for civil aviation, SITA, which administers the mentioned domain zone.
Status history since 2022
- 03/08/2026 — exited · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia
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