{"id":47332,"date":"2026-08-10T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/?post_type=gsma_theme_resources&#038;p=47332"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:20:23","slug":"reducing-friction-in-aviation","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Reducing Friction in Aviation Through Network APIs<\/strong><br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As airlines continue digitising operations, reducing friction in aviation is becoming increasingly important. Yet congestion, latency and inconsistent network performance can impact operational efficiency and contribute to delays.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this video, <strong>Ignacio Tob\u00edas, Innovation Manager at Air Europa<\/strong>, explains how network APIs could help airlines gain greater certainty over connectivity and network performance. He discusses the role of programmable networks in supporting digital operations, reducing disruption and enabling more seamless experiences for crews and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\">\r\n                      <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.vixyvideo.com\/p\/557\/sp\/55700\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/23455624\/partner_id\/557\"><\/script>\r\n                      <div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\">\r\n                        <div id=\"vixy_player_6adc3bb23f54b\" style=\"position:absolute; width:100%; height:100%\"><\/div>\r\n                      <\/div>\r\n                      <script>\r\n                          kWidget.embed({\r\n                              \"targetId\": \"vixy_player_6adc3bb23f54b\",\r\n                              \"wid\": \"_557\",\r\n                              \"uiconf_id\": 23455624,\r\n                              \"flashvars\": {},\r\n                              \"entry_id\": \"0_95pobfna\"\r\n                          });\r\n                      <\/script>\r\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video also highlights how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma-fusion\/\">GSMA Fusion<\/a> is bringing together airlines and mobile operators to help address real operational challenges at a global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video to learn how network APIs could help improve connectivity, reliability and efficiency across airline operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reducing Friction in Aviation Through Network APIs As airlines continue digitising operations, reducing friction in aviation is becoming increasingly important. Yet congestion, latency and inconsistent network performance can impact operational efficiency and contribute to delays. In this video, Ignacio Tob\u00edas, Innovation Manager at Air Europa, explains how network APIs could help airlines gain greater certainty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":47333,"template":"","meta":{"image":null,"json":{"gsma_resources_type":"Video","gsma_resources_thumb":"null","gsma_resources_file":"null","gsma_resources_multi":null,"gsma_resources_wgr":null,"gsma_resources_video":"","gsma_resources_image":"null","gsma_resources_url":"","gsma_resources_date":"","gsma_resources_button":""}},"tags":[],"resource_categories":[],"algolia_discover_type":[126,127],"class_list":["post-47332","gsma_theme_resources","type-gsma_theme_resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","applications_services-network-apis","algolia_discover_type-resource","algolia_discover_type-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation - Open Gateway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore how airlines can use network APIs to improve connectivity, support time-critical operations, reduce delays, and help drive the goal of reducing friction in aviation across airport and flight operations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore how airlines can use network APIs to improve connectivity, support time-critical operations, reduce delays, and help drive the goal of reducing friction in aviation across airport and flight operations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Open Gateway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MobileWorldLive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-10T16:20:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GSMA-Fusion_Aviation_768x426px.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"426\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mobileworldlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation - Open Gateway","description":"Explore how airlines can use network APIs to improve connectivity, support time-critical operations, reduce delays, and help drive the goal of reducing friction in aviation across airport and flight operations.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation","og_description":"Explore how airlines can use network APIs to improve connectivity, support time-critical operations, reduce delays, and help drive the goal of reducing friction in aviation across airport and flight operations.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/","og_site_name":"Open Gateway","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MobileWorldLive","article_modified_time":"2026-08-10T16:20:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":426,"url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GSMA-Fusion_Aviation_768x426px.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@mobileworldlive","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/","name":"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation - Open Gateway","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GSMA-Fusion_Aviation_768x426px.png","datePublished":"2026-08-10T16:17:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-10T16:20:23+00:00","description":"Explore how airlines can use network APIs to improve connectivity, support time-critical operations, reduce delays, and help drive the goal of reducing friction in aviation across airport and flight operations.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GSMA-Fusion_Aviation_768x426px.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GSMA-Fusion_Aviation_768x426px.png","width":768,"height":426,"caption":"A man with short dark hair, glasses, and a navy suit over a white shirt stands indoors at an event. Behind him are blurred people, a red display labeled \u201cGSMA,\u201d and a sign that says \u201cGSMA Open Gateway.\u201d The lighting is bright and modern."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/gsma_resources\/reducing-friction-in-aviation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How GSMA Fusion and Air Europa are reducing friction in aviation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/","name":"Open Gateway","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#organization","name":"Open Gateway","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GSMA-Logo-Red-RGB_square.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GSMA-Logo-Red-RGB_square.jpg","width":600,"height":600,"caption":"Open Gateway"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MobileWorldLive","https:\/\/x.com\/mobileworldlive"]}]}},"cats":[{"term_id":340,"name":"AI","slug":"ai","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":340,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":342,"name":"AI Languages Projects","slug":"ai-languages-projects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":342,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":340,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":175,"name":"Blog","slug":"blog","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":175,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":176,"name":"Blog preview","slug":"blog-preview","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":176,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":138,"name":"Call Forwarding Signal","slug":"call-forwarding-signal","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":138,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":143,"name":"Carrier Billing","slug":"carrier-billing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":143,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":341,"name":"Connectivity and intelligence","slug":"connectivity-and-intelligence","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":341,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":340,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":141,"name":"Connectivity Insights","slug":"connectivity-insights","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":141,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":135,"name":"Device Geofencing","slug":"device-geofencing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":135,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":193,"name":"Device Geofencing Subscriptions","slug":"device-geofencing-subscriptions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":193,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":192,"name":"Device Identifier","slug":"device-identifier","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":192,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":136,"name":"Device Location Retrieval","slug":"device-location-retrieval","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":136,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":7,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":186,"name":"Device Location Verification","slug":"device-location-verification","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":186,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":142,"name":"Device Roaming Status","slug":"device-roaming-status","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":142,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":134,"name":"Device Swap","slug":"device-swap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":134,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":173,"name":"Documentation","slug":"documentation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":173,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":174,"name":"Documentation preview","slug":"documentation-preview","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":174,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":196,"name":"Fusion","slug":"fusion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":196,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":190,"name":"Geofencing Subscriptions","slug":"geofencing-subscriptions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":190,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":155,"name":"GSMA Fusion use cases","slug":"gsma-fusion-use-cases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":155,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":82,"name":"GSMA Open Gateway","slug":"gsma-open-gateway","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":82,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":88,"name":"GSMA Open Gateway","slug":"gsma-open-gateway-gsma-open-gateway","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":88,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":189,"name":"Know Your Customer Age Verification","slug":"know-your-customer-age-verification","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":189,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":145,"name":"Know Your Customer Match","slug":"know-your-customer-match","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":145,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":188,"name":"Number Recycling","slug":"number-recycling","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":188,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":133,"name":"Number Verification","slug":"number-verification","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":133,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":7,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":146,"name":"One Time Password SMS","slug":"one-time-password-sms","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":146,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":140,"name":"Population Density","slug":"population-density","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":140,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":144,"name":"Quality on Demand","slug":"quality-on-demand","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":144,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":11,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":191,"name":"Region Device Count","slug":"region-device-count","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":191,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":139,"name":"Scam Signal","slug":"scam-signal","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":139,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":137,"name":"Sim Swap","slug":"sim-swap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":137,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":187,"name":"Simple Edge Discovery","slug":"simple-edge-discovery","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":187,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":185,"name":"SMS","slug":"sms","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":185,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":131,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":344,"name":"Telco-Grade AI","slug":"telco-grade-ai","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":344,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":340,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":343,"name":"Trust, governance and responsible AI","slug":"trust-governance-and-responsible-ai","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":343,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":340,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":131,"name":"Use Cases","slug":"use-cases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":131,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":47,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":171,"name":"video","slug":"video","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":171,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":14,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":172,"name":"video preview","slug":"video-preview","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":172,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":167,"name":"Webinar","slug":"webinar","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":167,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":170,"name":"Webinar preview","slug":"webinar-preview","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":170,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/47332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsma_theme_resources"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/47332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47336,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/47332\/revisions\/47336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47332"},{"taxonomy":"resource_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_categories?post=47332"},{"taxonomy":"algolia_discover_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/algolia_discover_type?post=47332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}