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Air Cargo News is delighted to have been selected as the principal media partner for this year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS). We will be providing news, updates and video interviews from the show that can be accessed on this dedicated news page, through the event app and a special email sent to subscribers each day.

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Air cargo demand growth slows again in January

27 February 2025By

January marked the 18th consecutive month of growth for the air cargo industry, but market conditions should be closely monitored, warns IATA

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IATA WCS: Navigating geopolitical shifts with technology & innovation

20 February 2025By IATA

Geopolitical uncertainty, inflation, and potential US policy shifts, including new tariffs, will take centre stage at this year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium

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Roadmap outlines packed IATA WCS agenda

17 February 2025By

2025’s IATA WCS roadmap outlines the sheer scale of learning, collaborating and networking opportunities available

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Industry gears up for IATA WCS 2025

20 January 2025By

This year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will be held in Dubai, UAE on 15-17 April

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VIDEO: Key steps to reducing environmental impact

22 March 2024By

Air cargo stakeholders at this year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Hong Kong have told Air Cargo News that sustainability and emissions reduction is more important than ever.

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VIDEO: How companies are investing for the future of air cargo

19 March 2024By

Air cargo stakeholders at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Hong Kong told Air Cargo News how their companies are investing in the future of air cargo.

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VIDEO: The biggest challenges facing air cargo

15 March 2024By

At this week’s IATA World Cargo Symposium in Hong Kong, the Air Cargo News team spoke to a variety of attendees to find out their thoughts on the current and future air cargo market.

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Frankfurt high-flier wins IATA talent competition

14 March 2024By

Frankfurt Airport ‘s Erik Goldenstein won the IATA FACE-UP award for 2024, presented at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Hong Kong on 14 March.

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Seven firms sign up to IATA digital charter

14 March 2024By

IATA launched a Digitalization Leadership Charter at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Hong Kong on 14 March with Cathay Cargo, CHAMP Cargosystems, Global Logistics System, IAG Cargo, IBS Software, LATAM Cargo, and Lufthansa Cargo as inaugural signatories.

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Smarter funding can drive air cargo's decarbonisation with SAF

13 March 2024By

Financing air cargo’s decarbonisation with SAF is a mammoth task within the air cargo industry, but it is achievable, IATA’s senior vice president of sustainability has stressed.

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Airbus lab to test new concepts in cargo

13 March 2024By

Airbus is to go into partnership with experts from CHAMP Cargosystems, Fraport, KLM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Swissport in a new tech initiative, the plane-maker announced at IATA World Cargo Symposium in Hong Kong on 13 March.

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Generative AI has air cargo potential but should be approached with caution

13 March 2024By

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is the latest technology buzz sweeping the world but potential air cargo users must keep an open mind and not get carried away if its implementation is to prove successful.

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ONE Record to deliver benefits but also challenges

13 March 2024By

IATA’s ONE Record project is set to deliver many benefits to the industry but there are also challenges to the implementation of the standard, according to speakers at the IATA World Cargo Symposium.

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E-commerce to become a third of air cargo volumes

13 March 2024By

E-commerce will likely stabilise as a third of total air cargo volumes, delegates were told at IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS).

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Swissport to join CHAMP and Cathay in second ONE Record scheme

13 March 2024By

Following the announcement yesterday (12 March) that Cathay Cargo and handler WFS are to use CHAMP Cargosystems technology to go live with IATA’s ONE Record data standard in a ‘first use’ case, the systems provider said that it had also joined forces with Swissport and the Hong Kong carrier in ...

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Awery to speed Etihad charter response

13 March 2024By

Etihad Cargo has signed a partnership with Awery Aviation Software to help it meet a 35% surge in charter requests.

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IATA and SFC to offer precision in carbon reporting

13 March 2024By

IATA has announced a partnership with the non-profit organization for climate action, Smart Freight Centre (SFC), to provide more consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo.

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WFS works with Cathay Cargo and CHAMP on the launch of IATA ONE Record use case

12 March 2024By

As previously reported in ACN, Cathay Cargo, the freight operation of the Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific, is utilising CHAMP Cargosystems technology to go live with ONE Record in its first use case.

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Air cargo needs to look to tailored talent attraction

12 March 2024By

Generic, traditional talent attraction and retention incentives set the industry up to fail because young people are seeking tailored work setups that suit their needs.

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