This airline industry brief explains how APIs underpin core airline operations, including booking, mobile apps, check-in, loyalty programs, and real-time flight updates, making them essential to both customer experience and operational efficiency. As digital services expand, the volume and complexity of API traffic grow, turning APIs into a primary attack vector. Airlines face risks from complex third-party ecosystems, highly sensitive passenger and payment data, and real-time operational dependencies where disruptions can cause cascading delays and losses. Traditional defenses struggle against modern threats such as data scraping, BOLA, and automated attacks. The brief stresses the need for continuous API visibility, proactive posture governance, real-time behavioral detection, and scalab

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