Are Airlines ready for year 2000?

List of airlines with y2k links

- The International Air Transport Association issued a in December 1997 that states that:

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" Airlines will spend an estimated US$2.3 billion preparing their systems for the Millennium," but airline action alone cannot ensure business continuity and minimal impact on international travel and trade."

IATA launched a worldwide project in June 1998 with key industry partners, focusing primarily on airports and air traffic services providers, to ensure that they too were actively pursuing Millennium change preparation programmes.

"Safety remains our number one priority. Flying through the Millennium period will be no different. IATA and its Member airlines are committed to working ever more closely with all partners in the air transport industry during the year ahead to complete Y2K project work and minimize any inconvenience to travellers. ."

There is only a few months to go to the dreaded date and the booking systems now accepting reservations for the year 2000. Many booking systems are on-line on the Internet. Yet of the airlines that have websites only a handful have a statement of y2k (Year 2000) compliance.

So we checked the IATA members for a statement of y2k compliance (in English) on their websites:
Please advise us if you find new (or updated) links: [email protected]
We will print any Year 2000 statement received!

The only airlines that do are: listed below.
They do not all carry passengers by they all fly aircraft!

Airline	Code	y2k statement
	EI	"Aer Lingus is ready"
	AF	No statement but...
	NH	"all systems and applications will be running in perfect order and fully compliant when January 1, 2000 arrives"
	ZQ	"intends to deploy all Year 2000 initiated, new or updated systems, no later than June 30, 1999."
British Airways P.L.C.	BA	"British Airways recognises the serious ramifications of this global matter. We are taking measures to secure readiness not only within our own company, but also throughout all parts of the business in which we operate"
	BD	The year 2000 computer problem is generally recognised as being the most significant issue currently facing businesses throughout the world. British Midland, like every company, is affected by the issue. It has, therefore, established a full time Year 2000 Programme, to assist business continuity before, during and beyond the millennium date change.
	CP	"Remediation work on non-compliant PC hardware, software and embedded systems such as building infrastructure components and all other non-information technology is scheduled to be completed by mid-1999."
	CX	"... compliance by June 1999"
	DL	"Delta plans to operate successfully into and through the year 2000"
	FX	The FedEx goal is to have its systems compliant by May 31, 1999
	FI	The aim is to achieve Y2K compliance at the end of June 1999
	JY	We are confident that the measures we have taken will enable us to meet the requirements well before the due date.
	KE	Korean Air has fully prepared itself for anticipated Y2K challenges in various other areas including ticketing, check-in, and traffic
	NW	Conversion activities have already begun and will run through the first two quarters of 1999. Testing and implementation will follow
	QF	Qantas has no plans to suspend services during the transition period 31 December 1999 - 1 January 2000. However, the airline may vary its flying patterns if it considers, for example, that the integrity of any airspace zone, air traffic control system or airport does not meet its stringent operational requirements
	SK	SAS have no doubt that these measures will prove sufficient to ensure that all necessary computer programmes will be year 2000 compliant well in time before the millennium change
	5X	The completion of the first six phases for both non-IT assets and IT assets controlled by all business functions other than the IS Group is scheduled by the end of the second quarter of 1999. UPS anticipates conducting additional system integration testing of all UPS IT assets throughout 1999

Please note that the information is presented here for information only.
Please confirm all information with the appropriate airline
Initial survey carried out 7th - 8th February 1999

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