• New AIR Card® EAS scheduled “Go-Live date” is Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
• The new AIR Card® URL is: https://aircardeas.com/
• The AIR Card® EAS rollout will be conducted in phases to ensure a seamless
transition while maintaining operational readiness and vendor payment processing:

Phase 1: Systems Operational on April 1, 2026: 

The new Air Card® EAS will launch with the following components that will be fully operational on April 1, 2026:

1. Tax Repository tools will be available with instructions and documentation needed by the vendor for either tax exemption or reimbursement.
2. Price Reasonableness tool will be available allowing customers to dispute transactions due to unreasonable pricing.
3. Accounting Official (AO) Validation process.

Phase 2: Requirements with a 120-Day Extension (August 1, 2026):

Full implementation of the following requirements is projected to take an additional 120 days. This approach represents a balanced solution, providing DLA Energy Into-Plane Contractors, Open Market Merchants, and industry partners, with adequate time to adapt to the new requirements, and to implement the necessary systems upgrades, while mission-critical support will continue uninterrupted. During this time penalties for non-compliance will not be imposed:

1. Fully Itemized, Priced & Signed Delivery Tickets- All AIR Card® transactions, including contract & open market, must be priced, itemized, and signed at the time of delivery/sale.
2. Into-Plane contractors will be required to price their invoices- Into-Plane Contractor cannot longer submit transactions with $0 pricing.
3. AIR Card® Transactions Back-up Documentation Upload- All Into-Plane contractors and open merchants are required to upload their fully itemized, priced & signed delivery ticket, and invoice into the EAS.

Please be advised of the scheduled AIR Card® maintenance that will take place on Sunday, April 5, 2026, from 0600 - 0700 CT.

What is occurring: Database and underlying operating system update
When is it occurring: Sunday, April 5, 2026, from 0600 - 0700 CT.
What is affected: AIR Card® EAS

Estimated Window of Maintenance: 1 Hour

The maintenance is necessary to apply updates to the EAS database and the underlying operating system. The application may be temporarily unavailable at various times during the maintenance window.

Below is a link to the current Authorized Product and Service List:

Authorized Products and Services List

Cardholders shall purchase fuel from the following resources and in the following order:
1) DoD Installations;
2) DLA Energy Into-plane Contract locations;
and only when necessary at non-contract locations.

Please submit questions, concerns or new requirements to aircard@dla.mil.