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AIR CARGO WEB SERVICES API
Seamless integration with existing logistics applications
Pathfinder-XML is a Web Services API that provides critical information for
making and monitoring air cargo routing decisions. Going far beyond the
limited scheduling solutions to which you're accustomed, Pathfinder-XML
delivers the dynamic information you need to make the most of your
extensive shipping expertise, while enabling you to leverage the investment
you've made in your existing information systems.
Integration Options
If you have a proprietary software application that handles accounting,
claims and bookings, you may want the XML API to enhance the quality of
the decisions you can make using your tool, without changing tools. If you
are a third party software provider, you can integrate Pathfinder into
your product thus enhancing the value of your product by offering the best
schedules and real-time visibility information directly. If you are using
a freight forwarding or logistics product you purchased from a 3rd party,
you may already have access to Pathfinder. Check our list of airfreight
API integration partners to see if
your provider has already completed integration with Pathfinder. If not,
send us the name of your software provider and we'll contact them to get
them started.
Pathfinder-XML puts a real-time air cargo information solution within the
grasp of any in-house developer or independent software vendor. With
Pathfinder-XML, you can:
- Access some or all of the scheduling and event visibility information you need, via a variety of API commands
- Quickly integrate as much or as little information you need using standard Internet protocols such as XML over HTTP and SOAP
- Leverage our proprietary routing, notification, aggregation and intelligence technologies
- Tailor unique solutions that fit your organization's needs
- Choose from a variety of environments and languages including Java, C++ and Microsoft .NET
- Sophisticated technology that minimizes costly in-house development
Air Cargo XML Commands and Services
Pathfinder-XML is a collection of Web Services consisting of everything
from simple code lookups, to real-time flight status, to flight and truck
schedules. Each service consists of a variety of individual and
aggregated commands, enabling you to integrate as little or as much
information as you need. With Pathfinder-XML, you get access to:
- Flight schedule web services
- Flight status web services
- Airport web services (including real time delay info)
- Event notification web services (flight status and airport delay notifications)
- Weather web services (weather forecasts and current conditions)
All of the above services have been enhanced to meet the specific needs
of shippers. We aggregate information from multiple data sources, much of
it real-time, so that you get what you need for quick, optimal decisions.
Plus, with sophisticated technology in the form of our Dynamic Routing
Engine, Notification Rules Engine, high performance data cache and
administrative tools, we provide the comprehensive information and
processing services that you need but may not have the time or resources
to develop in-house.
Developer Resources
To assist developers in integrating Pathfinder-XML into their existing
systems, we provide a complete set of tools, systems access, support
and other resources including:
- Complete online help for every command
- An HTTP client that enhances developer productivity and shortens the learning curve
- A complete set of command tutorials and getting started guides with example code
 Sample Pathfinder-XML help topic 
Pathfinder-XML test client screens
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Sample Pathfinder-XML help topic 
Pathfinder-XML test client screens 