Day 211 March
IATA Day
Meet the Airlines - IATA, together with key representatives of a number of its major airline members, will be discussing the challenges we are facing together as we implement many of the IATA programmes that have been outlined at previous PTE conferences. The airline speakers, together with representatives from the airports where they are working on these initiatives, will talk about how they perceive the implementation process, both the opportunities and the challenges.
Synopsis: Airports, ground handlers, caterers and other suppliers have a crucial financial relationship with their airline community, but today the invoices are often still big piles of paper or multiple PDFs. This leaves great potential for further automation to make the relationship work more quickly and efficiently. XML-based invoicing is growing, and IATA has designed the IS-XML standard specifically for the aviation-related charges. This standard enables aviation suppliers, with one connection to the industry platform, to send high data-quality electronic invoices to customers. The presentation will include an airline representative discussing their views of the XML standards potential.
Audience will learn:
- The current process of processing large invoices is labour intensive, which can make it difficult to meet payment terms
- Benefits of e-invoicing, both for industry suppliers and airlines
- Benefits of having an industry standard
- How suppliers and airlines can benefit immediately
Speaker/s
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Bruno Roussel,
E-Invoicing Standard Manager and Mobilisation,
IATA,
Canada
Speaker Biography: Bruno has strong experience in data processing, EDI and e-invoicing. He manages direct operating cost e-invoice format definition in IATA. Since 2013 he has led the industry e-invoicing mobilisation that engages the airline industry into adoption of e-invoicing. Prior to joining IATA as manager, e-invoicing standards in November 2009, Bruno worked in financial data processing within the travel industry for 11 years. |
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Air France
Speaker Biography: Eric has worked for airlines for 25 years and has strong experience in e-invoicing and e-banking. He manages SIS operations for Air France. In previous positions, Eric has worked on IT, negotiated fares, refunds and e-invoicing. |
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