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Airline Tariff Publishing Company
ATPCO is the airline-owned cooperative that processes 17.6 million fare and rule changes daily for 459 airlines and 113 channels across 147 countries.
Airline Tariff Publishing Company
From airline pricing data to dynamic offer strategies, ATPCO is the foundation of modern airline retailing.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
1965
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Dulles
Corporate office
Washington Dulles Airport, VA, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who owns ATPCO?
ATPCO is owned by a consortium of airlines. It was originally created by the Air Traffic Conference of America and later divested from the Air Transport Association; the company describes itself as "owned by airlines" and operates as a shared industry utility governed by its airline owners.
How does ATPCO relate to the major GDS providers?
ATPCO supplies the base fare, rule, and merchandising data that GDSs, online travel agencies, and airline direct channels use to display offers. While GDSs aggregate airline content for travel sellers, ATPCO normalizes the underlying pricing and product data before it reaches those systems.
What infrastructure does ATPCO run to support dynamic offers?
In 2018 ATPCO received a patent for cacheless airline ticket pricing technology that can compute all possible prices irrespective of inventory. The firm moved its core platform to the cloud in 2021 and is actively building standards and APIs for the industry's shift from filed fares to dynamic offers and orders.
Does ATPCO participate in fare distribution beyond US carriers?
Yes. ATPCO serves carriers and channels across 147 countries. It is not limited to US airlines; its data standards, fare-filing tools, and settlement services are used globally by full-service, low-cost, and regional carriers.
Is ATPCO a commercial for-profit company?
ATPCO operates as an airline-owned cooperative, not a conventional for-profit vendor. That structure makes it an industry utility whose governing incentives are aligned with cost recovery and shared infrastructure, rather than maximizing profit from the sale of data.
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