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Data in Key Verticals: Air Transport Industry

May 29th, 2025September 30th, 2025Richard KempNo CommentsReading duration: 1 min

The air transport industry has always been powered by data – tracking seats, passengers, and baggage across global systems. But as technology evolves and AI reshapes distribution models, new legal questions are emerging around data rights, licensing, and ownership.

Richard Kemp explores how data flows through airline reservation systems, the role of global distribution systems (GDSs), and how new technologies are disrupting long-standing practices.

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Richard has built an outstanding reputation for advice that combines commerciality and client service with innovative legal solutions to the business challenges of technology development, deployment and regulation. As a tech lawyer, Richard is top ranked in Chambers UK 2025, named in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame 2025 and has been recognised by peers in Best Lawyers since 2009.

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