London, 8 April 2025: Aviation analytics firm, Cirium, has entered into an integration partnership with two leading airport technology providers, Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq, to enable airport operations and border control to adopt enhanced data integration and automation, driving multiple operational efficiencies.

This new agreement brings together Cirium’s advanced analytics with Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq’s leading technology to improve airport efficiency, leading to time and resource savings and an enhanced passenger experience.

This out-of-the box solution enables airports and customs, border protection and security agencies to seamlessly integrate Cirium’s proprietary schedules, flight data and fleet information into their operating systems. By integrating the data, businesses can accelerate data-driven decision-making to ensure smooth airport operations, a more reliable service and suitable resource planning.

Jeremy Bowen, Cirium CEO said, “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq, marking the first integration partnership of its kind for Cirium. Together, we will enable airports and customs and border control agencies to make more informed decisions at speed through the combination of innovative software and Cirium’s advanced analytics – saving valuable time for everyone involved”.

Over the past few years, global airports have continued to implement innovative technologies and strategies across their infrastructures to enhance operations. The uptake and implementation of such technologies, however, has been slow, meaning airport operations will hugely benefit from this type of partnership.

Airports that embrace this integrated and connected way of using data analytics can implement various solutions to more effectively manage operations – running passenger predictions, automating data for resource planning, monitoring airport-specific flight data to mitigate disruption and more. 

The coming together of the three companies, expands upon the existing collaboration between Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq for airport flight schedule management and seasonal planning solutions.

“Optimizing airport operations requires access to the most precise and timely data available,” said Kasper Hounsgaard, CoCEO and founder of Copenhagen Optimization. “By integrating Cirium’s trusted flight schedules into Better Airport®, we empower airports to make better decisions, reduce operational disruptions, and enhance the overall passenger experience. Together with Cirium and Azinq, we are committed to provide airports with an unparalleled level of forecasting accuracy and efficiency.”

Chris Taylor, Azinq CEO said: “Our approach, through our Airport Hive ® suite, has always been to facilitate seamless integration, flexibility and scalability in airport operations. By collaborating with Cirium we can take this even further, delivering the industry’s leading analytics through our dynamic operational platform”. This builds on our already stronger partnership with Copenhagen Optimization and our strong emphasis on partnerships and integration.

Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq will seamlessly integrate Cirium’s data and analytics into their software solutions through connecting to the Cirium Sky Warehouse and Cirium Sky APIs.

To find out more about integrating Cirium analytics through data cloud and APIs visit: cirium.com/analytics-services/data-cloud-api/

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About Cirium
Cirium® is the world’s most trusted source of aviation analytics. The company delivers powerful data and cutting-edge analytics to empower a wide spectrum of industry players. Equipping airlines, airports, travel enterprises, aircraft manufacturers, and financial entities with the clarity and intelligence they need to optimize their operations, make informed decisions, and accelerate revenue growth.

Cirium® is part of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a RELX business, which provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The shares of RELX PLC are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX.

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Copenhagen Optimization
A global software-as-a-service platform with a passion for making airport operations simple and efficient. The software solution Better Airport® is a cloud-based solution that uses data and a combination of AI and advanced mathematical algorithms to bring clarity and confidence to plans, data, and complex decision-making, empowering airports to better predict, operate, and optimize. Better Airport is currently deployed and live in operations in more than 40 medium and large airports globally, spanning across USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and now also Australia.

Azinq
Azinq’s “Airport Hive” is a cloud-based, modular SaaS suite of airport operational products designed to replace traditional Airport Operational Databases (AODB). Airport Hive modules offer rich functionality for managing flight schedules, operational flight information, fixed resources, reference data, reporting and aeronautical billing. Airport Hive is built using event driven microservices architecture.  Therefore, all data is available through real-time data streaming and REST APIs, enabling systems to connect and easily share data effortlessly.