{"id":80162,"date":"2026-05-19T15:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciaoup.it\/?p=80162"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:04:27","slug":"skymetrix-research-40-of-airline-invoices-still-paper-errors-costing-industry-4-6-billion-annually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciaoup.it\/?p=80162","title":{"rendered":"Skymetrix Research: 40% of Airline Invoices Still Paper &amp; Errors Costing Industry $4.6 Billion Annually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COMUNICATO STAMPA &#8211; CONTENUTO PROMOZIONALE<\/p>\n<p> LONDON, May 19, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Skymetrix, the aviation cost management company, today published findings from a major study of airline invoice digitization. Analysing\u00a01.12 million fuel and airport charge invoices across 31 airlines during 2024\u20132025, the research found that 40.3% of invoices still arrive as unstructured documents \u2014 paper, scanned PDFs, or email-attached PDFs\u00a0\u2014 requiring manual data entry into financial systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Combined with chronically low rates of detailed invoice verification, Skymetrix estimates this contributes to an &#8216;invisible surcharge&#8217; of $4.6 billion in undetected errors paid out by airlines globally each year \u2014 roughly an eighth of the industry&#8217;s total net profit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Key findings\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response, Skymetrix has launched AI Invoice Automation \u2014 a touchless invoicing solution designed to help airlines eliminate manual invoice processing, improve verification accuracy, and reduce operational leakage at scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Airlines operate the most advanced machines on earth, yet 40% of the invoices those operations generate still arrive in formats that a computer cannot read. Once an invoice has to be re-keyed, error becomes statistically inevitable \u2014 and once it reaches the ledger, the cost of fixing it disappears into the noise. The &#8216;invisible surcharge&#8217; is the financial consequence.&#8221;\u2014 Michael Scheidler, CEO, Skymetrix\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About SkymetrixSkymetrix is the leader in airline cost management solutions, with 25 years of experience and a customer base spanning 135+ airlines, including 7 of the 10 biggest airlines in Europe. The company combines AI-powered technology with deep industry knowledge to help airlines reduce direct operating costs, save time, and increase profitability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nwww.skymetrix.com<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> View original content:https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/skymetrix-research-40-of-airline-invoices-still-paper&#8211;errors-costing-industry-4-6-billion-annually-302776205.html<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 PR Newswire. 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