Descartes’ Air Messaging solution now supports IATA’s ONE Record standard and Lufthansa Cargo is already using the technology with the aim of improving real-time data sharing and shipment visibility.
The logistics and supply chain management solutions company said that the Descartes Air Messaging solution has streamlined the transmission of air shipment data according to IATA's ONE Record messaging standard.
IATA’s ONE Record initiative aims to help airlines, their partners and service providers digitise air cargo messaging services by 1 January 2026, replacing the traditional exchange of documents using Cargo-IMP and Cargo XML standards.
“Lufthansa Cargo is committed to digitisation initiatives and projects that better connect our customers to their stakeholders and that facilitate easier and faster transportation of air cargo shipments,” said Christian Lehr, senior director global fulfillment development at Lufthansa Cargo.
“The ability of Descartes’ solution to support the ONE Record standard is an important step in helping us provide customers with a more efficient, real-time data-sharing model using a single record for each shipment.”
Descartes Air Messaging supports a broad range of data standards and message specifications to share air shipment information across regional and global operations, including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), such as ONE Record, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and direct system-to-system connectivity.
“We’re pleased to support the ONE Record standard,” said Scott Sangster, general manager, logistics services providers at Descartes.
“Air industry customers have long relied on Descartes to provide a strong bridge with their trading partners in order to exchange air shipment information using traditional messaging standards.
"IATA’s ONE Record project presents a new opportunity to strengthen those relationships by supporting new ways in which air cargo data is shared and managed to streamline processes, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience in air cargo operations.”
In February, Cathay Cargo became the first carrier to adopt the IATA ONE Record data protocol in some of its day-to-day operations with forwarders.
