Airlines Reporting Corporation

ARC was established on September 17, 1984, as a privately held company following airline deregulation in the United States. The corporation began operations on January 1, 1985, in Washington, D.C., settling financial ticket transactions between airlines and travel agencies. ARC is the successor to the Air Traffic Conference of America, an operating division of Airlines for America, formerly known as the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA). ARC's primary function is to support the travel industry by providing transaction settlement between travel suppliers and resellers. More than 200 airlines rely on ARC's ticket settlement services. The corporation also accredits travel agencies in the United States to sell airline tickets, and provides data information services and analysis based on archived aggregated data. ==Shareholders and Board Member Companies==

Shareholders: • Air Canada • Alaska Airlines • American Airlines • Delta Air Lines • JetBlue Airways • Southwest Airlines • United Airlines Board Members: • ARC – Bonnie Reitz (Chair) • ARC – Lauri Reishus (President, CEO) • Air Canada – Alison Short • Air France – Isabel Monteiro • Alaska Airlines, Inc. – Emily Halverson • American Airlines – Angie Owens • Delta Air Lines – Matt Schrag • JetBlue Airways – Vijay Raman • Lufthansa – Michael Klein • Southwest Airlines – Rob Brown • United Airlines – Glenn Hollister • Chair of Audit Committee – Angie Owens == Customers ==

Among ARC's customers who purchase transaction information are airlines, travel agencies, and other companies in the travel industry. These organizations use ARC data to settle and report transactions, grow their businesses, and support their customers. ARC data can also be used to identify trends in travel data and to prevent fraud. According to ARC, TIP has "likely contributed to the prevention and apprehension of criminals involved in human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, sex trafficking, national security threats, terrorism and other imminent threats of harm to the United States.” A 2025 contract with the Secret Service states that ARC provides "5 billion ticketing records for searching capabilities." As part of CBP's contract with ARC, which began in June 2024, ARC requested that CBP not publicly reveal that ARC had provided the data. ==References==