Airlines Unveil XML-Promoting Standards Body To Enable Merchandising

Several airlines today formally announced the new XML airline standards body first reported by The Beat last month. Called the Open Airline XML Integration Standard group (Open Axis), the organization counts as founding members Air Canada, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways, as well as the Airline Tariff Publishing Company. The group has launched with XML schema donated by Farelogix.