| MACS is the Mercator Departure Control System (DCS) hosted from twin data-centres in Dubai, providing a modern Check-in and Load Control system for the world's leading airlines. The MACS system focuses on fulfilling the needs of airports and airlines in the Middle East, East Africa and Indian subcontinent regions. Through Mercator's continuous programme of developments and enhancements MACS keeps up-to-date with the rapidly changing airport industry, maintaining its position at the cutting edge.
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| | | Key Business Benefits | | | | MACS and MARS integration.
- | MACS integrated with MARS is a powerful sales and services tools enabling reservations and seat assignment all the way through to flight closure time. Full post departure updates are available after the flight departs. |
| | MACS productivity.
- | Easy check allows fast and efficient check-in. | - | Over 25 IATCI links reduce the need for staff at transfer desks. | - | Advance Load Planning (ALP) facilitate the handling of wide body aircraft. | - | Online help reduces training time and need for manuals. |
| | MACS and baggage handling.
- | MACS is especially well suited to deal with the baggage reconciliation process with interfaces to in-house BRS systems. MACS can also produce and receive all relevant BSM messages to deal with an external BRS and other DCS systems. |
| | MACS connectivity.
- | MACS is connected to many other external systems such as World-tracer, Timatic, ARINC Ticket black-list, ACARS with data directly to the aircraft, ETAS for Australia and Airfare for excess baggage quotes. |
| | MACS access.
- | MACS is available on the SITA CUTE platform as well as ARINC MUSE. Furthermore MACS can be accessed via the Mercator DMACS product or using a dumb terminal. |
| | MACS and Immigration.
- | MACS supports all the latest immigration requirements. |
| | Back-up in case of failure of access to MACS.
- | Mercator has created a special PC backup for MACS providing an up-to-date status of each flight in a stand-alone mode, and not dependent on the host. |
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| | | Key System Features | Fully compliant to the AHM092 industry standard. | | Integrated with MARS, Mercator Airline Reservations System, to provide a seamless service. | | Easy Check - enables fast check-in. | | Extensive support for code share requirements. | | ALP (Advanced Load Planning) for efficiently planning a wide body airliner. | | Inter Airline Through Check-In, with the availability of over 25 links to all major DCS systems. | | Flexible through check-in to other DCS systems having a more than 95% success rate. | | In-built BRS (Baggage Reconciliation System) | | Handles all codeshare flights. | | Advanced support for ATBs. | | Connection control and Advanced Transfer Passenger functions (TP), a major requirement for hub airports. | | Automated processing of load messages for transit flights. | | FFP tracking also for PNL handled airlines. | | Variable fuel densities. | | Better support for ground fuel transfer (e.g. A310). | | PNL based editing fully automated. | | Support for catering facilities. | | General declaration support. | | Movement messages can be generated for both send and process. | | MACS can handle aircraft up to 999 rows and 15 seats per row. | | ET (Electronic Ticketing) is supported. | | Connection to self-service machines. | | Capability to handle all types of aircraft's including Boeing 747 freighters and Antonov 124s. | | Capability to handle both piece and weight concept for passenger baggage handling. |
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