UATP Card System

Founded in 1936, the Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) is the world's first corporate travel charge system. Its UATP card is a widely used corporate travel credit card, issued by many of the world's major airlines to valued corporate customers, and is accepted as a form of payment by more than 200 air and rail carriers worldwide. The UATP card offers the lowest administrative cost of any available charge product and provides the most detailed, consolidated, and centralized billing for corporate customers. Direct billing by individual airlines allows corporate customers to be credited for all flight activities, and secures the maximum benefit from their loyalty agreements.

ARINC has been awarded a seven-year contract to design, develop, and maintain a new credit card transaction processing system for the card. The current UATP Card System uses airline-specific technology and is accessible only to authorized card issuers and air and rail ticket sellers. ARINC has been asked to redesign the UATP Card System for more flexible access by travel agencies and airlines.

Features

ARINC solution will allow diverse users to submit transactions and perform database queries using a variety of access methods. It provides for the use of Web services, secure Internet, and ISO 8583, and offers automated voice response in addition to airline-proprietary access methods.