Airports require real-time coordination: the operator, airlines, ground handlers, the ANSP, security, customs and concessions each hold a piece of the picture, and most of those pieces still move by batch or request/reply API. Solace connects them on a single event backbone, so every stakeholder works from the same live operational reality.
- Stream flight, stand, baggage and passenger events between airport systems in real-time
- Share A-CDM data with airlines, handlers and the ANSP in real-time
- Unify terminals, data centers, cloud and edge in a single event mesh
- Modernize MQ, TIBCO and file-based integration without disrupting live operations
What can airports do with Solace?
Airport Operations Center
Give the Whole Airport
One Live Operational Picture
Hub airports grow by increasing throughput, and throughput depends on seeing the operation as it happens, not reconstructing it after the fact.
Solace streams flight, ramp, baggage, security and gate events from every source into one shared feed, so the APOC and every partner system act on the same picture.
That live feed also gives AI agents current context to predict conflicts and push recommendations back into the systems that act on them.
A-CDM and Turnaround Coordination
Cut Delay Propagation by Sharing
Turnaround Milestones as They Happen
A-CDM only works if airlines, handlers, the ANSP and border agencies see each milestone at the same time.
Solace distributes every turnaround event — arrival to pushback — to each party in the protocol it already supports, so target off-block times track actual progress instead of the morning plan.
Baggage Handling
Track Bags From
Acceptance to Delivery
IATA Resolution 753 requires custody tracking at every handover, and mishandled bags are a costly failure airports and airlines own together.
Solace links the BHS, departure control, airline systems and RFID readers so a bag’s status is queryable at any point, and COTS baggage systems connect over standard JMS without bespoke adapters.
Passenger Flow and Retail
Turn Passenger Movement
into Better Journeys
Airports compete on passenger experience and the concession revenue it drives, but batch integration can’t tell a screen or app what’s happening in the terminal right now.
Solace streams checkpoint, gate, boarding and disruption events to FIDS, PIDS and mobile apps in real time, while the same events feed concessions and loyalty offers to where passengers actually are.
Smart Airport and Legacy Modernization
Upgrade Infrastructure
Without Pausing Operations
Airports running MQ, TIBCO, file transfers and custom middleware re-implement the same interfaces for every new terminal or digital-airport program.
Solace replaces that estate incrementally — legacy queues keep working while new services connect over open protocols — and carries IoT telemetry too, so multi-terminal operators build integration once and reuse it everywhere.
Some Airport Success Stories
Executive Guide to Adding Automation and Intelligence to Your Airport Operations with Agentic AI and Real-Time Data
Airports are entering an era defined by the fusion of real-time data and artificial intelligence — they only thrive by enabling continuous awareness, intelligent interpretation, and coordinated action across every stakeholder, from the operator and airlines to ground handlers and the ANSP.
This guide will help you understand how leading airports are already doing so, and how you can do the same.