All IATA WCS articles
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NewsVIDEO: Key steps to reducing environmental impact
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. We asked key executives what steps the industry should be taking to reduce its environmental impact, from refining strategy to investments. ...
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NewsVIDEO: How companies are investing for the future of air cargo
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. Those sharing their plans for key investments included Moritz Claussen, founder and co-chief executive at cargo.one; Aidrien Thominet, executive chairman, ECS Group; ...
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NewsVIDEO: The biggest challenges facing air cargo
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. In this video, we find out what participants at the event feel are the biggest challenges ...
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NewsFrankfurt high-flier wins IATA talent competition
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.FACE-UP is a competition for recent university graduates who have developed innovative and transformational solutions in air transport logistics.Goldenstein was voted the winner for his role ...
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NewsSeven firms sign up to IATA digital charter
Source: IATA 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. The charter has been developed in consultation ...
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NewsSmarter funding can drive air cargo's decarbonisation with SAF
Photo: Air Cargo NewsFinancing 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.SAF is a major part of the trade body’s plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions from both passenger and cargo ...
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NewsAirbus lab to test new concepts in cargo
Source: AirbusAirbus 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.OpenCargoLab aims “to drive digital, resource-saving concepts, contributing to more resilient and efficient airfreight ...
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NewsGenerative AI has air cargo potential but should be approached with caution
Source: Air Cargo NewsGenerative 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.Speakers were asked by session moderator Anna Ghion, senior global account manager for MNO ...
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NewsONE Record to deliver benefits but also challenges
Source: Air Cargo NewsIATA’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.During a panel discussion on air cargo digitalisation, CHAMP chief commercial officer Nicholas Xenocostas said ...
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NewsE-commerce to become a third of air cargo volumes
Source: McKinseyE-commerce will likely stabilise as a third of total air cargo volumes, delegates were told at IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS).Speaking about how e-commerce is rapidly gaining value in the air cargo sector as it grows in volume, Ludwig Hausmann, senior partner at consulting firm McKinsey said that the ...
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NewsSwissport to join CHAMP and Cathay in second ONE Record scheme
Source: CHAMP SwissportFollowing 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 ...
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NewsAwery to speed Etihad charter response
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has signed a partnership with Awery Aviation Software to help it meet a 35% surge in charter requests.The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has implemented a customised version of Awery's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to manage its cargo chartering programme which, it says, will streamline operations, improve ...
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NewsIATA and SFC to offer precision in carbon reporting
Frederic Leger, IATA senior vice president for commercial products and services.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.They told the WCS conference in Hong Kong on 13 March that they ...
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NewsWFS works with Cathay Cargo and CHAMP on the launch of IATA ONE Record use case
Pedro Garcia, chief information officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) at WFS with Chris McDermott, CHAMP chief executive. Source: WFSAs 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 ...
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NewsAir cargo needs to look to tailored talent attraction
From left to right: Brendan Sullivan, IATA global head of cargo; Janina Meininger, business development manager, CHI Deutschland Cargo Handling; AlAnood AlSuwaidi, senior vice president cargo MEAA at Menzies Aviation; and HACTL chief executive Wilson Kwong. Photo: Air Cargo NewsGeneric, traditional talent attraction and retention incentives set the industry up ...
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Cathay Cargo benefits from CHAMP Cargosystems tech to go live with ONE Record
Cathay Cargo, the freight operation of the Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific, has used CHAMP Cargosystems technology to go live with ONE Record in its first use.Cathay Cargo is utilising CHAMP’s 1Neo-Connect for ONE Record, which is the International Air Transport Association’s standard for data sharing across the airfreight industry.CHAMP ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo extends its agreement with IATA for CargoIS
Source: Lufthansa CargoThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that Germany freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo has renewed its agreement to use the trade body’s CargoIS platform.The new deal extends a partnership between the two that dates back more than a decade.IATA’s CargoIS provides comprehensive market intelligence relating to the ...
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NewsFar East- North America cargo trade lane fuelled by e-commerce
E-commerce is driving the growth of the Far East – North America air cargo trade lane, according to IATA’S chief economist.International cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) were up 3% in 2023 for the Far East – North America trade lane, notably above other trade lanes, said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA's senior vice ...
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NewsAir cargo demand drivers
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe rapid rise of e-commerce, disruption in ocean shipping and supply chain diversification are some of the main drivers of air cargo demand in the current market.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, Xeneta chief airfreight officer Niall van de Wouw identified three factors that drive air ...
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NewsAccelerating the "glacial" pace of change in air cargo
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo needs to move from talk to action if it is to speed up its “glacial pace” of change, according to speakers on an executive round table discussion at the IATA World Cargo Symposium.During the event’s opening plenary, IATA senior vice president operations, safety and security ...