ATA e-Business Programme

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) e-Business Programme brings together members of the global commercial aviation industry. These members create standards for e-business specifications for information exchange in support of:

Engineering
Maintenance
Material management
Flight operations

The scope of the ATA e-Business Programme spans the entire lifecycle of an aircraft. This scope is achieved predominantly by two specifications:

iSpec 2200 – information standards for aviation and maintenance
Spec 2000 – e-business specifications for materials management

ATA e-Business Programme members include:

Airlines
Aerospace manufacturers
Distributors
Suppliers
Repair agencies
Software providers
Consultants

These members jointly develop the standards used to make information exchange easier and more efficient.

As a result, airlines and suppliers have seen dramatic improvements in data efficiency, security and consistency – as well as significant reductions in the time required for delivery and retrieval of operationally critical information.

Spec 2000

Created by the airline industry to revolutionize the aviation parts business, Spec 2000 is a comprehensive set of e-business specifications, products and services designed to overcome longstanding challenges to the industry's supply chain.

SITA is an active participant in the ongoing development of Spec 2000 and participates in a number of ATA e-business programme working groups , including:

Digital Security Working Group to address the application of digital security technologies and standards to e-Business specifications
e-Logbook Project Team (ELPT) dedicated to the creation and maintenance of an industry standard defining Electronic Logbook data exchange – this will include flight log (journey log) and maintenance log (airplane faults, maintenance actions, maintenance release, servicing) information
The Electronic Documentation Project Team (EDPT)* develops industry standards for the electronic exchange of Part Certification Forms (e.g., airworthiness release certificates, part certification forms, transfer documents, etc.)
The RFID on Parts Project Team develops industry standards for the encoding of data on RFID tags which are to be affixed to parts for the life of the part
The Software Distribution Project Team recommends enhancements and developing aviation industry consensus for the changes to methods and practices for the delivery of Field Loadable Software (FLS)
The Supply Chain Management Interest Group for part procurement, provisioning, repair, warranty, trading partner management and other supply chain functions

_{* The EDPT has launched a new initiative to provide a transition process for users of Spec 2000 forms who have not yet embraced the latest technology in XML. This is a critical step to ensure the interoperability of the community information exchange.}