[urn] Re: Request for Registration of the IATA URN Namespace (RFC 8141 Fast-Track Procedure)

Ted Hardie <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 11:18:19 +0100
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Dear Yan Sun,

Thank you for your note.  As you are likely aware, one of the goals of the
URN standard is to alllow its namespaces to manage a set of
persistent, location-independent resource identifiers.  Your registration
lists airline as one of the identifier types to be issued under the IATA
NSS (urn:iata:airline:LH being your only example).

My understanding of this area is limited, but I believe that IATA may reuse
these codes 6 months after an airline is delisted, using "controlled
duplication".  How will you handle that in the context of a URN, where
duplication is not permitted?

regards,

Ted Hardie

On Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 9:19=E2=80=AFAM Yan Sun <[email protected]=
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> Dear URN experts and members of the [email protected] mailing list,
>
>
>
> The International Air Transport Association (IATA) would like to request
> registration of the IATA URN namespace under the RFC 8141 fast-track
> registration procedure for recognized standards development organizations=
.
>
>
>
> Following guidance from IANA, we are submitting our namespace registratio=
n
> request to this mailing list for review and discussion. The completed
> registration template is attached for consideration.
>
>
>
> We would appreciate any feedback, questions, or recommendations regarding
> the proposed namespace registration. We are happy to provide additional
> information or make revisions as needed.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Yan Sun **=E5=AD=99=E7=90=B0*
>
> *Senior Manager, Industry Integration Standards*
>
> *I&D-DS-Enterprise Architecture*
>
> Tel: +41227702606
>
> [email protected]
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> *International Air Transport Association*
>
> IATA Center, 33 Route de l'A=C3=A9roport, PO Box 416,
>
> 1215, Geneva, Switzerland
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Dea=
r Yan Sun,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Thank you for =
your note.=C2=A0 As you are likely aware, one of the goals of the URN stand=
ard is to alllow its namespaces to manage a set of=C2=A0 persistent,=C2=A0l=
ocation-independent resource identifiers.=C2=A0 Your registration lists air=
line as one of the identifier types to be issued under the IATA NSS (urn:ia=
ta:airline:LH being your only example).=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
 style=3D"font-size:small">My understanding of this area is limited, but I =
believe that IATA may reuse these codes 6 months after an airline is delist=
ed, using &quot;controlled duplication&quot;.=C2=A0 How will you handle tha=
t in the context of a URN, where duplication is not permitted?</div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-size:small">regards,</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" styl=
e=3D"font-size:small">Ted Hardie</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 3, =
2026 at 9:19=E2=80=AFAM Yan Sun &lt;suny=3D<a href=3D"mailto:40iata.org@dma=
rc.ietf.org">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
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id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg7276776381605060120"=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Aria=
l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Dear URN experts and members of the <a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> mailing list,<u=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Aria=
l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The International Air Transport Association=
 (IATA) would like to request registration of the IATA URN namespace under =
the RFC 8141 fast-track registration procedure
 for recognized standards development organizations.<u></u><u></u></span></=
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l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Aria=
l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Following guidance from IANA, we are submit=
ting our namespace registration request to this mailing list for review and=
 discussion. The completed registration template
 is attached for consideration.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Aria=
l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Aria=
l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">We would appreciate any feedback, questions=
, or recommendations regarding the proposed namespace registration. We are =
happy to provide additional information or make
 revisions as needed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
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l&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your time and consideration.<=
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