Updates about the online telex processor here
Working in the airport IT industry you are always challenged with integration tasks at each airport. Usually you face a heterogeneous landscape of home-brew or taylored solutions and standard software running on anything from mainframe to virtual instances in a private clouds. Using an ESB we can tackle a lot of interfacing work and focus on the data integration part. One interface that you will find on all airports that operate commercial flights, is a link to the SITA network to send and receive IATA Telexes.
It is hard to find any information online, so I summarised the available message types here. Btw, these telex types are often referred to as SITA Telex types, which is not correct, IATA (Air Transport Association) defines the available telex types and SITA is operating the network to distribute the messages between airlines, airports, ATC, groundhandling agents and other relevant members of the airport community.
This list should be almost complete, giving you the type, the description and the AHM (Airport Handling Manual) or RP (Recommended Practice) reference. The AHM that you can purchase from IATA gives you all the syntax and details for most of the available types.
| MVT | AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT MESSAGE | IATA AHM 780 |
| LDM | LOAD MESSAGE | IATA AHM 583 |
| PTM | PASSENGER TRANSFER MESSAGE | IATA RP 1718 |
| PSM | PASSENGER SERVICE MESSAGE | IATA RP 1715 |
| DIV | AIRCRAFT DIVERSION MESSAGE | IATA AHM 781 |
| BSM | BAGGAGE SERVICE MESSAGES | IATA RP 1745 |
| CPM | CONTAINER/PALLET DISTRIBUTION MESSAGE | IATA AHM 587 |
| UCM | ULD CONTROL MESSAGE | IATA AHM 388 |
| SCM | ULD STOCK CHECK MESSAGE | IATA AHM 385 |
| SLS | STATISTICAL LOAD SUMMARY | IATA AHM 588 |
| ASM | ADHOC SCHEDULED MESSAGE | IATA AHM 785 |
| PAL | PASSENGER ASSISTANCE LIST | IATA RP1707b, 1708 |
| LPM | LOAD PLANNING MESSAGE | IATA AHM 580 |
| ALI | ABBREVIATED LOAD INFORMATION MESSAGE | IATA AHM 584 |
| SOM | SEATS OCCUPIED MESSAGE | IATA RP 1712 |
| TPM | TELETYPE PASSENGER MANIFEST | IATA RP 1717 |
| RQL | REQUEST LIST MESSAGE | IATA RP 1709 |
| PNL | PASSENGER NAME LIST | IATA RP 1708 |
| PFS | PASSENGER FINAL SALES MESSAGE | IATA RP 1719 |
| IDM | INDUSTRY DISCOUNT MESSAGE | IATA RP 1714 |
| ASL | ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS LIST | IATA RP 1708 |
| SAL | SEATS AVAILABLE LIST | IATA RP 1713 |
| RQM | REQUEST INFORMATION MESSAGE | IATA AHM 783 |
| UWS | ULD/BULK LOAD WEIGHT SIGNAL | IATA AHM 581 |
| FMM | FUEL MONITORING MESSAGE | IATA AHM 782 |
Disclaimer: The list might not be correct or complete. It is for educational purpose only. For reliable information please refer to the IATA manuals.
MVT, LDM, PTM, TPM, CPM, PSM, UCM are among the most common telexes from my experience. If you implement a telex interpreter you definitely need to implement these types first.
I am working on an online telex processor, a demo version I will put online soon.
Hi Sven, thank you for a comprehensive list. I am looking forward to seeing your online processor.
Kind regards,
Thomas
Hi Sven.
I’ve found your page when I looked for sita telex, so you’re developing an online telex processor! I’am (and we are) very interested about it, becouse we are going to develop one as well. Maybe we can cooperate late. I’m waiting for your first demo and than we can talk about the future if you are interested about it as well!
Thanks
Good Luck: Zoltan Nagy
Hi Sven
Thanks for the list. Do you know any link to the RP descriptions
IATA RP 1707b,1708, 1709, 1715, 1717, 1718.. ?
Best regards Hans
I gave up on searching for it online. I look into printed versions from customers. Or you buy it from IATA…
Thanks full for the information, Now can you help me something about this. ?
Can you help me to write the order in a form of Telex message about…
The order..
please send the telex to the relevant agencies to prepare a wheelchair (WCHR) for a passenger before on board.
Detail..
1. Name of passenger : MR.Smith Johnson, 70 years old (Elderly Passenger)
2. Flight : CX700/CX356/11FFB/BKKHKGLAX
3. Departure : BANGKOK (BKK)
4.Transit : HONGKONG (HKG)
5. Arrival : LOS ANGELES (LAX)
6.TELEX sent from Ground Staff : KP
How to write these all in form of TELEX ?
This is my homework but i don’t understand about this lesson because i couldn’t go to a class for awhile cause an accident by a motorbike.
Please help me if possible.
I’m a girl from Thailand. I’m studying about Airlines Business Management. I want to be a ground staff or maybe a cabin crew if it possible.
Thanks for your help
You need to create a PAL message (Passenger Assistance List) according to IATA PSCRM RP1707b.
Should be similar to this, not to sure about transit:
QK HKGTGKP LAXTGKP
.BKKTGKP 110230
PAL
CX700/11FEB BKK PART1
1SMITH/JOHNSON
.R/WCHR HK1
ENDPAL
Thank you so much
I though that maybe i send a paper with out an ink to a teacher cause i can not do it and lose my points (just 2 points but it’s important for me so much)
Thank you a lot Devdude