What is NDC and why do I need an aggregator?

NDC (New Distribution Capability) is IATA's XML messaging standard for selling airline products. Every airline implements it differently. An aggregator gives you one integration that handles all those quirks.

How does pricing work?

You pay per request for data lookups (€0.01/request, first 50 free each month) and transaction fees when bookings, seats, or ancillaries are completed.

Aviation Data

List airlines

Airline directory — filter by code, country, alliance, or operational status.

GET/v1/aviation/airlinesRequires X-API-Key

The complete airline reference catalogue. Browse all airlines in Norba's database, filterable by multiple criteria.Filter by:
- iata — Two-letter IATA code (e.g. BA, EI, AA)
- icao — Three-letter ICAO code (e.g. BAW, EIN, AAL)
- country — ISO country code of registration
- alliance — oneworld, Star Alliance, SkyTeam
- status — active or defunct
- name — Case-insensitive searchEach airline entry includes: IATA/ICAO codes, full name, callsign, country, operational status, and alliance membership. Use this to build airline selection UIs, display carrier information alongside flight results, or populate dropdowns in search forms.

Request example

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.norba.io/v1/aviation/airlines \
  --header "X-API-Key: $NORBA_KEY"

Response example

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ba",
      "name": "British Airways",
      "iata_code": "BA",
      "icao_code": "BAW",
      "callsign": "SPEEDBIRD",
      "country": "GB",
      "status": "active",
      "alliance": "oneworld"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "8c2c9a5821b7dfa3",
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 50,
    "count": 1,
    "total": 129,
    "last_updated": "2026-05-30T11:30:29Z"
  },
  "errors": []
}

Authorization

X-API-KeystringRequired

Opaque API key issued from the Norba dashboard. Sent on every request as the X-API-Key HTTP header. Missing or invalid keys are rejected with 401 Unauthorized.

Query parameters

iatastring

Two-letter IATA code.

icaostring

Three-letter ICAO code.

countrystring

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

alliancestring

oneworld, Star Alliance, SkyTeam or empty.

statusstring

Operational status (e.g. active, defunct).

pageinteger

1-based page number.

limitinteger

Page size (max 500).