ATRAK
Aeronautical Billing provides the only proven fully integrated solution for Air Navigation Service Providers, Airports and Airlines delivering a cost effective and powerful billing and revenue management solution.
Background
The ATRAK-AB system is the culmination of many years of development and collaboration with Air Navigation Service Providers, working within the aviation industry, and fully understanding the technical and financial constraints to ensure maximum return on capital investment made through billing of flight traffic and ground services. The result is a system that is cost-effective, highly scalable, which increases efficiency and productivity by significantly improving cash-flow through the automated generation of highly accurate invoicing of flights and services. ATRAK-AB is fully compliant with the Eurocontrol Central Route Charges Office (CRCO) and IATA collection service.
Billing
Designed by flight charging financial experts. ATRAK–AB is a fully automated billing system for ANSPs, Airports and Airlines, that collects and processes data from surveillance, airports, and flight data processing systems to name just a few data sources. The calculation of the amounts to be actually invoiced is performed by a flexible rule engine. The engine enables the handling of customer specific conditions such as rebates or surcharges.
It is the only proven integrated system that is able to receive flight plan data from any ATM / ATC provider. Through stringent processing and powerful reporting tools business decisions can be accelerated. This automation leads to improved staff productivity and efficiency, accurate invoicing and a significant reduction in the billing cycle and invoice queries. The flexible and comprehensive features ensure users have complete control over the billing and flight data analysis process, enabling them to deliver a more cost effective, informed and comprehensive service to their customers and partners alike.
ATRAK – AB solution enables ANSPs to achieve improved cash flow through expedient charging & collection of fees through:
- Automated data collection process from any ATC / ATM provider results in higher invoice accuracy and timely collection of revenue
- Multilevel data validation
- Flexible charging policies
- Interface to transfer of invoices to a financial accounting system
Rapid creation of invoices
- Automated import of Flight and associated data results in higher invoice validation and accuracy
- Invoice more frequently and more accurately; realise your revenues earlier and reduce clearing efforts
- Real time access to flight data
Improved cash flow through expedient charging & collection of fees through:
- Automated data collection process results in higher invoice accuracy and timely collection of revenue
- Multilevel data validation and security Flexible charging policies
- Full multi currency support
- Certified data exchange protocols and format with external agencies such as Eurocontrol, IATA.
Reporting
The system is fully integrated with the ATRAK-AS (Aeronautical Statistics), ATRAK’s graphical reporting toolset, automatically updating it during periodic processing, and generates a range of reports that are served for statistical and analytical purposes.
Statistical Assessment and Reporting
- Make your billing data available for Business intelligence for more insights in your ANSPs, Airports and Airlines potentials
- Operational forecasting and ‘what if’ analysis
- Detailed flight reports
- Revenue and yield management
- Financial/Operational structure optimisation
- Allows ANSPs, Airports and Airlines to measure their performance and participate in global benchmarking, in line with ICAO’s requirements and standards