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

[Ted Hardie <[e-mail]>]

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 AM Yan Sun <suny=[e-mail]>
wrote:

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> Dear URN experts and members of the [e-mail] mailing list,
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> 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.
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> Following guidance from IANA, we are submitting our namespace registration
> request to this mailing list for review and discussion. The completed
> registration template is attached for consideration.
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> 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.
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> Thank you for your time and consideration.
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> Best regards,
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> *Yan Sun **孙琰*
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> *Senior Manager, Industry Integration Standards*
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