1. Telex / TypeB Solution for P.T. Indonesia AirAsia
Business Development Team
PT. JTI Mandiri
January 2017

2. TypeB Messaging Community

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_teletype_system
The airline industry began using teletypewriter technology in the early 1920s using radio stations located at 10 airfields in the United States.
The US Post Office and other US government agencies used these radio stations for transmitting telegraph messages.
It was during this period that the first federal teletypewriter system was introduced in the United States to allow weather and flight information to be exchanged between air traffic facilities.
While the use of physical teletypes is almost extinct, the message formats and switching concepts remain similar.

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_teletype_system
In 1929, Aeronautical Radio Incorporated (ARINC) was formed to manage radio frequencies and license allocation in the United States, as well as to support the radio stations that were used by the emerging airlines, a role ARINC still fulfils today.
ARINC is a private company originally owned by many of the world's airlines including; American Airlines, Continental Airlines, British Airways, Air France, and SAS although it is now owned by Rockwell Collins.

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_teletype_system
In 1949, the Société Internationale de Télécommunication Aeronautique (SITA) was formed as a cooperative by 11 airlines: Air France, KLM, Sabena, Swissair, TWA, British European Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation, British South American Airways, Swedish AB Aerotransport, Danish Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, and Norwegian Det Norske Luftfartselskap. Their aim was to enable airlines to be able to use the existing communications facilities in the most efficient manner.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_teletype_system
Recently there have been initiatives in the industry to tackle the high cost of the existing Type B network by deploying secured peer-to-peer solutions, e.g. EDIfly, developed by Innovative Software SARL in Luxemburg and used by companies like Cargolux, TAP, SATS etc.
Such solutions allow users to exchange unrestricted amounts of Type B data over the public internet, while maintaining all existing addressing schemes and message identification.
Web-based technology also enables the community to expand the usage and removes shortcomings in the existing Type B exchange (limited to characters).
The success of such initiatives will improve processing of operational data for all stakeholders in the industry and provide expanded usage until newer technology like XML become the norm in most operational systems in system of all stakeholders in the aviation scene across all continents.

7. Introduction
Aviation continues to rely heavily on the exchange of IATA TypeB messages for a majority of their operations:
Airlines, Ground Handling, Cargo Handling, Catering Services, Aircraft Manufacturer, Aircraft Maintenance, Custom, ULD Management, GDS Communications, Revenue Management, etc.
Message volume are in fact growing:
APIS, Portals, e-Freight, etc.
Although there are multiple providers of IATA TypeB (& TypeX) message switching, all of them are based on a rigid centralized infrastructures leading to high cost for the users

8. Introduction (Continue)
To reduce the cost of message switching, airlines & handlers setup dedicated message links with frequent communication partner
These link are only bilateral agreement:
Technical setup, security level, performance and reliability will vary from link to link
This leads to high cost of maintenance and support & limits to approach the partner to exchange high message volumes to a few.

9. EDIfly Solution
EDIfly service can be regarded as a toll bypass solution that allows users of Type B and Type X messaging to send messages securely and reliably over the public internet
The service has been specifically designed to allow a seamless, secure, reliable and backwards compatible exchange of standard Type B and Type X over the internet between any members of the EDIfly service
This means that anyone who joins the EDIfly service will automatically start communicating with any other EDIfly user using the internet rather than the Type B or Type X network
Equally, as new members join the service, the existing members will automatically start to use the EDIfly service to exchange messages with the new members
The net effect is that all members will save money on transmission charges as the EDIfly network grows
The EDIfly service can also be used to eliminate the cost and complexity of bilateral message exchange setups.

10. Simple Diagram

11. EDIfly Server supports the following types of connection to the Type B network:
MQ series
MATIP/BATAP TypeB
SITATEX w/ SDK
Message
Switching
TypeB
Network
AtexNet
MQ Server
MATIP
Port 351
EDIfly Server
SITATEX
TXT File
Sitatex SDK
MQ series
Port 1414

12. Back-end systems can be connected to the EDIServer using following supported protocols:
MQ series
MATIP/BATAP
File
FTP
HTTP Post
SOAP Web Services
SMTP
POP3
Any JMS compatible data source
EDIfly Server
MQ server
MQ series
MATIP/BATAP
Host TypeB
Text File
Web Services
HTTP Post
POP3/SMTP
Java Connector
File Server
Text
FTP
FTP Server
Web
Server
Web
Server
Server
Fax/Print
/SMS
Gateway
Java APP
Server

13. EDIfly Messaging Format
Type B format implements the Type B standard as defined and published by IATA
SDK format implements a message format based on a property (or keyword) file similar to other industry SDKs’ file formats
TypeB:XML format implementation has been included in the EDIServer to allow a more modern interface to Type B messaging
EDIFACT format implements the EDIFACT standard defined and published by IATA as part of the Cargo-IMP standard
Type X format implements the Type X standard as defined and published by IATA

14. QZ TypeB Network SITA Arinc GMSNet AviNet SITA MSW Arinc MSW
Navitaire MSW
Airline
Host
Application
Server
TypeB
Client

15. EDIfly Solution Internet GMSNet EDIfly Server SITA MSW EDIfly Server
CargoLux
Swissport
BKK Flight Service
HKG Cargo Terminal
LUG Aircargo Handling
SGN Cargo
TAP Portugal
ICC Shenzhen
KUL, SIN GHA
GA, JAS, etc
SITA MSW
Internet
GMSNet
EDIfly
Server
Airline
Host
MATIP
EDIfly
Server
Mail Server
Web Server
Application Server
Client PC
Notebook
IPAD HP
Cargo
Server
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16. Summary & Benefits
Remove costly mainframe solution (Hardware, Software, Power Consumption, Space, Resource Expertise, etc)
High Availability Infrastructure (non centralized system)
Minimize Hardware / Software dependency (Windows, Linux, etc)
Access from multiple client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc)

17. Summary & Benefits
Access from multiple device (PC, Smartphone, Tab, etc)
Access from one single client (TypeB and )
Integrate to multiple gateway ( , Fax, Printer, SMS, etc)
Secured peer-to-peer solutions (only the intended recipients are able to decrypt the message)

18. Summary & Benefits
Track Delivery of all EDIfly messages – Digital Receipt
Re-engineer your messaging infrastructure using EDIfly Switch e.g.
Reduce proprietary TypeB clients, e.g. SITATEX (save maintenance and licensing cost for such applications)
As more and more communication partners install the EDIfly service, the internet becomes the prefer routing

19. Comparison 1 Server Location Hosting Client premises 2No
Description
SITA
Arinc
EDIfly 1
Server Location
Hosting
Client premises 2
Transmission Charge
Yes
N/A 3
TypeB Client
Sitatex
AviNet
Any client 4
Connection
IPVPN
Internet 5
Local Support 6
System Infrastructure
Centralized
Point to Point 7
Hardware
Mainframe
PC Server 8
Gateway Integration
Overseas
Local 9
Protocol Support
HTTP, MATIP, MQ
MATIP
MATIP,MQ, HTTP, Web Services, FTP, File, JMS, SMTP, POP3, etc. 10
License Cost
Per Client
Per Server 11
TypeB Address Charge
Free

21. Q & A

22. Thank You