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Challenge Group to digitalise maintenance procedures
Air cargo firm Challenge Group is implementing new software that will allow its three airlines to digitalise aircraft maintenance procedures.The AMOS software will be used by group airlines Challenge Airlines BE, Challenge Airlines IL and Challenge Airlines MT, as well as its maintenance business Challenge Technic.The AMOS Airline Edition will ...
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NewsFreightos and IAG Cargo drive digitalisation
IAG Cargo and Freightos are stepping into 2023 with an ongoing digitalisation partnership that has seen customer accessibility and useability go from strength to strength.In June 2019, cargo booking platform WebCargo by Freightos became the first live user of IAG Cargo’s digital APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).The partnership provides freight forwarder ...
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NewsCoyne Airways lists freighter capacity with Airblox
Larry Coyne, founder and chief executive, Coyne Airways. Photo: AirbloxLondon-based cargo airline Coyne Airways has started listing freighter capacity with online air cargo capacity trading platform Airblox.Online marketplace Airblox enables brokers, freight forwarders, and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic Block Space Agreements (eBSAs).The ...
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CargoAi takes aim at carbon reduction
TV character Kermit the frog once sang ‘it’s not easy being green’, a sentiment that CargoAi chief executive Matthew Perot can relate to after launching a range of carbon reduction services over the last 18 months.Speaking at the recent Tiaca Air Cargo Forum event in Miami, Petot says that each ...
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DB Schenker and Cargolux launch direct API connection
Cargolux and DB Schenker have added a direct API interface to their respective IT systems that will allow the forwarder to book capacity on the freighter operator's aircraft.The carrier said that the connection would provide a direct interface between both companies’ systems to "generate tailored and immediate, bookable quotes".Cargolux’s Austria, ...
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NewsASL partners with Reliable Robotics to explore pilotless freighters
Source: ASLAircraft operator ASL Aviation Holdings is exploring the possible use of autonomous freighter aircraft in partnership with Reliable Robotics.The two companies will select a suitable aircraft for Reliable’s Remotely Operated Aircraft System with an initial focus on large twin-engine turboprop freighters.ASL and Reliable will jointly assess the demand for ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo to place capacity on CargoAi
CMA CGM Air Cargo will place its capacity on booking portal CargoAi as it looks to expand its reach with SME forwarders.CargoAi said that CMA CGM was the 71st airline to place its capacity on the portal and that the addition meant that forwarders can search from 195 origins to ...
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NewsDelta Cargo goes digital with IBS Software’s iCargo
Delta Cargo and IBS Software sign platform dealDelta Cargo has selected IBS Software’s iCargo platform to provide it with an end-to-end view of its air cargo value chain and deliver real-time operational insight.The initiative is expected to improve key functions including sales and inventory, cargo terminal operations, air mail management, ...
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ANA Cargo to add capacity to WebCargo
Japan's largest cargo carrier ANA Cargo will add its capacity to online booking portal WebCargo early next year as the platform continues to expand its presence in Asia.WebCargo said that the launch is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023 and would give its forwarder users access ANA Cargo’s capacity ...
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IAG Cargo embraces CargoWise platform
IAG Cargo is now directly integrated with WiseTech Global's logistics platform CargoWise to enable freight forwarders to efficiently choose, book, confirm and change shipments, in real time.Direct data connection with IAG Cargo’s operational data allows CargoWise customers direct access to schedules, dynamic rates, capacity and allotment bookings.The integration is designed ...
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Cargo.one aims to create differentiation in online booking
The air cargo booking portals that have emerged over the last few years initially competed on the number of airlines they were able to offer.But as airlines continue to roll out their capacity across the various platforms, that differentiation continues to narrow.Moritz Claussen founder and co-chief executive of the cargo.one ...
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Hellmann and Logmore make tracking air cargo shipments easier
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Finnish startup Logmore are jointly launching a passive dynamic QR data tracker for cargo shipments."Hellmann Smart QR" measures temperature, humidity, light and shocks. It generates a new QR code with each measurement, which is displayed on the device and can be downloaded via cell phone camera ...
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Booking platform WebCargo adds China Southern capacity
China Southern Air Logistics will become the first Chinese carrier to offer China import bookings on the WebCargo platform.WebCargo said that China Southern would gain access to the platform's 3,500 freight forwarder users, while the forwarders would be able to see live rates and make bookings on services into China. ...
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InsightsAirblox aims to create an air cargo futures market
Airblox launched in the air cargo market in 2022 with the aim of creating an electronic exchange for block space agreements.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Air Cargo Forum event in Miami, the company’s founder Edip Pektas, whose career in air cargo started with an investment in handler MIC ...
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Turkish Cargo the latest carrier to join cargo.one booking portal
Turkish Cargo has become the latest airline to place its capacity on the online booking portal cargo.one as the industry continues to digitalise the sales process.The portal said that within the next few weeks freight forwarder users would be able to book capacities across Turkish Cargo’s network of more than ...
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Awery Aviation takes on digitalisation in air cargo
Digitalisation is one of the most competitive areas of the air cargo industry and Awery Aviation Software is in the thick of things.The company is led by founder and chief executive Vitaly Similanets and offers an Aviation Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system; a booking portal named CargoBooking; and e-Magic, which ...
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Kuala Lumpur International looks to implement cargo community system
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is looking to an adopt an air cargo community system developed through a partnership of Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) and Dagang Net Technologies.Under the agreement, both parties will conduct a study on the implementation of the "first-of-its-kind digital platform", connecting airport stakeholders at the Malaysian ...
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NewsCharterSync upgrades flight monitoring service
Source: CharterSyncDigital air cargo charter firm CharterSync has added a new flight monitoring service to its platform to allow it to offer instant transit times.CharterSync said that integrating RocketRoute will provide auto-routing and full monitoring of current and forecasted weather conditions, allowing operators to become more effective in planning for ...
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CargoAi teams up with logistics platform Magaya
Logistics management platform Magaya's users will have access to booking portal CargoAi as part of a new partnership between the two firms.The two platforms will connect using APIs, allowing Magaya customers to retrieve and compare airfreight schedules, availability, pricing, information on aircraft types and a CO2 calculator.“We are excited to ...
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WestJet Cargo selects SmartKargo as it prepares for all-cargo launch
WestJet Cargo has signed up to use the SmartKargo cargo management platform as it prepares to ramp up operations with the addition of its first freighters.The SmartKargo platform is cloud-based and links with the carrier's existing systems through API connections. It offers business intelligence, real-time information and machine learning.The move ...